Chapter 11: The Universal Form

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.26-27

amī ca tvām dhritarāshtrasya putrāh

sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-sańghaih

bhīshmo dronah sūta-putras tathāsau

sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaih

vaktrāni te tvaramānā viśanti

damshtrā-karālāni bhayānakāni

kecid vilagnā daśanāntareshu

sandriśyante cūrnitair uttamāńgaih

SYNONYMS

amī — these; ca — also; tvām — You; dhritarāshtrasya — of Dhritarāshtra; putrāh — the sons; sarve — all; saha — with; eva — indeed; avani-pāla — of warrior kings; sańghaih — the groups; bhīshmah — Bhīshmadeva; dronah — Dronācārya; sūta-putrah — Karna; tathā — also; asau — that; saha — with; asmadīyaih — our; api — also; yodha-mukhyaih — chiefs among the warriors; vaktrāni — mouths; te — Your; tvaramānāh — rushing; viśanti — are entering; damshtrā — teeth; karālāni — terrible; bhayānakāni — very fearful; kecit — some of them; vilagnāh — becoming attached; daśana-antareshu — between the teeth; sandriśyante — are seen; cūrnitaih — with smashed; uttama-ańgaih — heads.

TRANSLATION

All the sons of Dhritarāshtra, along with their allied kings, and Bhīshma, Drona, Karna — and our chief soldiers also — are rushing into Your fearful mouths. And some I see trapped with heads smashed between Your teeth.

PURPORT

In a previous verse the Lord promised to show Arjuna things he would be very interested in seeing. Now Arjuna sees that the leaders of the opposite party (Bhīshma, Drona, Karna and all the sons of Dhritarāshtra) and their soldiers and Arjuna's own soldiers are all being annihilated. This is an indication that after the death of nearly all the persons assembled at Kurukshetra, Arjuna will emerge victorious. It is also mentioned here that Bhīshma, who is supposed to be unconquerable, will also be smashed. So also Karna. Not only will the great warriors of the other party like Bhīshma be smashed, but some of the great warriors of Arjuna's side also.

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