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Chapter 11: The Universal Form

Verse 26–27 of 52
Bg 11.26-27

अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसंघैः भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथासौ सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु सन्दृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमांगैः

amī ca tvāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ sarve sahaivāvanipāla-saṅghaiḥ bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti daṁṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni kecid vilagnā daśanāntareṣu sandṛśyante cūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ

Synonyms

amīall those; caalso; tvāmYou; dhṛtarāṣṭasyaof Dhṛtarāṣṭra; putrāḥsons; sarvaall; saha evaalong with; avanipālawarrior kings; saṅghaiḥwith the groups; bhīṣmaḥBhīṣmadeva; droṇaḥDroṇācārya; sūta-putraḥKarṇa; tathāalso; asauthat; sahawith; asmadīyaiḥour; apialso; yodha-mukhyaiḥchief among the warriors; vaktrāṇimouths; teYour; tvaramāṇāḥfearful; viśantientering; daṁṣṭrāteeth; karālāniterrible; bhayānakānivery fearful; kecitsome of them; vilagnāḥbeing attacked; daśanāntareṣubetween the teeth; sandṛśyantebeing seen; cūrṇitaiḥsmashed; uttama-aṅgaiḥby the head..

Translation

All the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra along with their allied kings, and Bhīṣma, Droṇa and Karṇa, and all our soldiers are rushing into Your mouths, their heads smashed by Your fearful teeth. I see that some are being crushed between Your teeth as well.

Purport

In a previous verse the Lord promised to show Arjuna things he would by very interested in seeing. Now Arjuna sees that the leaders of the opposite party (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa and all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and their soldiers and Arjuna's own soldiers are all being annihilated. This is an indication that Arjuna will emerge victorious in battle, despite heavy losses on both sides. It is also mentioned here that Bhīṣma, who is supposed to be unconquerable, will also be smashed. So also Karṇa. Not only will the great warriors of the other party like Bhīṣma be smashed, but some of the great warriors of Arjuna's side also.

Verse 26–27 of 52
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