अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम् ।
पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषाम् बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम् ॥ १० ॥
पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषाम् बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम् ॥ १० ॥
aparyāptaṃ tadasmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam .
paryāptaṃ tvidameteṣām balaṃ bhīmābhirakṣitam .. 10 ..
This army of ours protected by Bhīṣma is inadequate, whereas that army of theirs which is under the protection of Bhima is adequate.*
This sloka is differently interpreted by different commentators. Anandagiri’s gloss suggests various interpretations which all go to make Duryodhana mean that his army, larger and led by an abler leader than the enemy’s, is more likely to win the battle.