Here are heroes, great archers equal to Bhīma and Arjuna in battle: Yuyudhāna, Virāṭa, and the great chariot-warrior Drupada

The list of warriors begins with śūrā (heroes, the valiant) and maheṣvāsāḥ (those of great bow), a Sanskrit compound that connotes archery mastery. Duryodhana implicitly acknowledges the supremacy of Bhīma and Arjuna by using the simile “bhīmārjuna-samāḥ” (equal to Bhīma-Arjuna).

Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki), Virāṭa (the king of Matsya), and Drupada (king of Pāñcāla and father-in-law of the Pāṇḍavas) form the first triad named. The term mahā-ratha designates a warrior capable of fighting simultaneously against 10,000 infantrymen — an elite category.