Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 4
अत्र शूरा महेष्वासा भीमार्जुनसमा युधि | युयुधानो विराटश्च द्रुपदश्च महारथः ||
atra śūrā maheṣv-āsā bhīmārjuna-samā yudhi yuyudhāno virāṭaś ca Drupadaś ca mahā-rathaḥ
Here are great heroes and mighty archers, equal in battle to Arjuna and Bhima — Yuyudhana, Virata, and Drupada, the great chariot-warrior.
Duryodhana keeps listing the enemy warriors, again and again pointing out that they are 'equal to Bhima and Arjuna' — the two he fears the most. He is not making a strategy; he is only magnifying the threat in his own mind. This is classic anxiety: when we feel insecure, we get fixated on the opponent's strengths and start counting all the reasons we might fail. Instead of taking stock of his own large and capable army, he is quietly building a case in his mind for why the enemy is too strong. This pattern shows a deeper fear — he has already started defeating himself even before the battle has begun.