My Personal Gita

Arjuna

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

kirīṭinaṃ gadinaṃ cakriṇaṃ ca tejorāśiṃ sarvatodīptimantam | paśyāmi tvāṃ durnirīkṣyaṃ samantā ddīptānalārkadyutimaprameyam

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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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11.19 अनादिमध्यान्तमनन्तवीर्य मनन्तबाहुं शशिसूर्यनेत्रम्। पश्यामि त्वां दीप्तहुताशवक्त्रम् स्वतेजसा विश्वमिदं तपन्तम्

anādimadhyāntamanantavīrya manantabāhuṃ śaśisūryanetram | paśyāmi tvāṃ dīptahutāśavaktram svatejasā viśvamidaṃ tapantam

Word meanings

anādi-madhya-antam—without beginning, middle, or end;ananta—infinite;vīryam—power;ananta—unlimited;bāhum—arms;śhaśhi—the moon;sūrya—the sun;netram—eyes;paśhyāmi—I see;tvām—you;dīpta—blazing;hutāśha—emanating from;vaktram—your mouth;sva-tejasā—by your radiance;viśhwam—universe;idam—this;tapantam—warming

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

I observe You with no beginning, no middle, and no end; having infinite creative power and infinite arms; with the moon and the sun as Your eyes and the blazing fire as Your mouth; and scorching this universe with Your radiance.

Shri Purohit Swami

Without beginning, without middle and without end, infinite in power, Thine arms all-embracing, the sun and moon Thine eyes, Thy face beaming with the fire of sacrifice, flooding the whole universe with light.

Swami Adidevananda

I behold You as without beginning, middle and end. Your might is infinite. You are endowed with an endless number of arms. The sun and moon are Your eyes. Your mouth is emitting burning fire. With Your own radiance You are warning the whole universe.

Swami Gambirananda

I see You as without beginning, middle and end, possessed of infinite valour, having innumerable arms, having the sun and the moon as eyes, having a mouth like a blazing fire, and heating up this Universe by Your own brilliance.

Swami Sivananda

I see Thee without beginning, middle or end, infinite in power, of endless arms, the sun and the moon being Thy eyes, the burning fire Thy mouth, heating the entire universe with Thy radiance.

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

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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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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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