My Personal Gita

Arjuna

11.16 अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्। नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप

anekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃ paśyāmi tvāṃ sarvato'nantarūpam | nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na punastavādiṃ paśyāmi viśveśvara viśvarūpa

Word meanings

aneka—infinite;bāhu—arms;udara—stomachs;vaktra—faces;netram—eyes;paśhyāmi—I see;tvām—you;sarvataḥ—in every direction;ananta-rūpam—inifinite forms;na antam—without end;na—not;madhyam—middle;na—no;punaḥ—again;tava—your;ādim—beginning;paśhyāmi—I see;viśhwa-īśhwara—The Lord of the universe;viśhwa-rūpa—universal form

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BG.11.16

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

I behold You with many arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes, and with infinite forms on all sides; I find neither the end nor the center nor the beginning of You, O Lord of the Universe, O Universal-Formed One!

Shri Purohit Swami

I see Thee, infinite in form, with, as it were, faces, eyes and limbs everywhere; no beginning, no middle, no end; O Thou Lord of the Universe, Whose Form is universal!

Swami Adidevananda

With manifold arms, stomachs, mouths and eyes, I behold Your infinite form on all sides. I see no end, no middle nor the beginning too of You, O Lord of the universe, O You of Universal Form.

Swami Gambirananda

I see You as possessed of numerous arms, bellies, mouths and eyes; as having infinite forms all around. O Lord of the Universe, O Cosmic Person, I see not Your limit nor the middle, nor again the beginning!

Swami Sivananda

I see Thee of boundless form on every side, with many arms, stomachs, mouths and eyes; neither the end nor the middle nor also the beginning do I see, O Lord of the universe, O Cosmic Form!

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11.18 त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्। त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे

tvamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ veditavyaṃ tvamasya viśvasya paraṃ nidhānam | tvamavyayaḥ śāśvatadharmagoptā sanātanastvaṃ puruṣo mato me

Word meanings

tvam—you;akṣharam—the imperishable;paramam—the supreme being;veditavyam—worthy of being known;tvam—you;asya—of this;viśhwasya—of the creation;param—supreme;nidhānam—support;tvam—you;avyayaḥ—eternal;śhāśhvata-dharma-goptā—protector of the eternal religion;sanātanaḥ—everlasting;tvam—you;puruṣhaḥ—the Supreme Divine Person;mataḥ me—my opinion

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BG.11.18

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

You are the imperishable, the Supreme Being to be known; You are the ultimate place of rest for this universe; You are changeless and the guardian of the pious acts of the Satvatas; You are the everlasting Soul, I believe.

Shri Purohit Swami

Imperishable art Thou, the Sole One worthy to be known, the priceless Treasure-house of the universe, the immortal Guardian of the Life Eternal, the Spirit Everlasting.

Swami Adidevananda

You are the Imperishable, Supreme One to be realised. You are the Supreme Substratum of this universe. You are immutable, the guardian of the eternal law, I know You are the Supreme Person who is everlasting.

Swami Gambirananda

You are the Immutable, the supreme One to be known; You are the most perfect repository of this Universe. You are the Imperishable, the Protector of the ever-existing religion; You are the eternal Person. This is my belief.

Swami Sivananda

Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy of being known; Thou art the great treasure-house of this universe; Thou art the imperishable protector of the eternal Dharma; Thou art the ancient Person, I deem.

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11.17 किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्। पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ता द्दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्

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kirīṭinam—adorned with a crown;gadinam—with club;chakriṇam—with discs;cha—and;tejaḥ-rāśhim—abode of splendor;sarvataḥ—everywhere;dīpti-mantam—shining;paśhyāmi—I see;tvām—you;durnirīkṣhyam—difficult to look upon;samantāt—in all directions;dīpta-anala—blazing fire;arka—like the sun;dyutim—effulgence;aprameyam—immeasurable

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

I behold You as having crowns, clubs, and discs; as a mass of radiance, shining on all sides, hard to look at and blazing like burning fire and the sun on each side; and as an immeasurable one.

Shri Purohit Swami

I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable.

Swami Adidevananda

I behold You as a mass of light shining everywhere, with diadem, mace and discus, hard to behold, blazing like a burning fire and the sun, and immeasurable.

Swami Gambirananda

I see You as wearing a diadem, wielding a mace, and holding a disc; a mass of brilliance glowing all around, difficult to look at from all sides, possessed of the radiance of the blazing fire and sun, and immeasurable.

Swami Sivananda

I see Thee with the diadem, the club and the discus, a mass of radiance shining everywhere, very hard to look at, blazing all round like burning fire and the sun, and immeasurable.

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