# Duryodhana
*29 references in Bhagavad-gītā As It Is*
* approaches Droṇācārya, *[[bg/1/2#purport|Bg. 1.2]]*
* asserts his strength to be immeasurable, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**
* beheld by Arjuna on Battlefield, **[[bg/1/27#translation|Bg. 1.27]]**
* Bhīṣma and Droṇa forced to take his side for financial reasons, **[[bg/2/6#translation|Bg. 2.6]]**
* challenged Arjuna, *[[bg/1/37-38#purport|Bg. 1.37-38]]*
* compared to unwanted plant, **[[bg/1/2#translation|Bg. 1.2]]**
* confident of victory, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* considers Pāṇḍavas' army limited, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**
* desirous of usurping kingdom of Pāṇḍavas, **[[bg/1/23#translation|Bg. 1.23]]**
* discouraged by Bhīṣma's conchshell, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* envies Bhīma who can kill him, **[[bg/1/11#translation|Bg. 1.11]]**
* feels fear upon seeing army of Pāṇḍavas, *[[bg/1/2#purport|Bg. 1.2]]*
* forces Arjuna to fight, **[[bg/1/21-22#translation|Bg. 1.21-22]]**
* his diplomatic veneer, *[[bg/1/2#purport|Bg. 1.2]]*, **[[bg/1/4#translation|Bg. 1.4]]**
* his soldiers expert and well equipped, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**
* his soldiers willing to die for his sake, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**
* his victory impossible due to Kṛṣṇa, *[[bg/1/12#purport|Bg. 1.12]]*
* hopes that Bhīṣma's and Droṇācārya's affection for Pāṇḍavas be abandoned, **[[bg/1/12#translation|Bg. 1.12]]**
* mentioned as king, *[[bg/1/2#purport|Bg. 1.2]]*
* points out army to Droṇācārya, **[[bg/1/4#translation|Bg. 1.4]]**, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**
* points out defects of Droṇācārya, **[[bg/1/4#translation|Bg. 1.4]]**
* predestined to die at Kurukṣetra, **[[bg/1/10#translation|Bg. 1.10]]**
* referred to as evil-minded, **[[bg/1/23#translation|Bg. 1.23]]**
* saw some of Kṛṣṇa's universal forms, **[[bg/11/47#translation|Bg. 11.47]]**
* urges army to support Bhīṣma, **[[bg/1/11#translation|Bg. 1.11]]**
* warns Droṇācārya not to be lenient against the Pāṇḍavas, **[[bg/1/4#translation|Bg. 1.4]]**