My Personal Gita

Arjuna

11.31 आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद। विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यं न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम्

ākhyāhi me ko bhavānugrarūpo namo'stu te devavara prasīda | vijñātumicchāmi bhavantamādyaṃ na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim

Word meanings

ākhyāhi—tell;me—me;kaḥ—who;bhavān—you;ugra-rūpaḥ—fierce form;namaḥ astu—I bow;te—to you;deva-vara—God of gods;prasīda—be merciful;vijñātum—to know;ichchhāmi—I wish;bhavantam—you;ādyam—the primeval;na—not;hi—because;prajānāmi—comprehend;tava—your;pravṛittim—workings

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Please tell me who You are with a terrible form, O Best of gods! Salutations to You; please be merciful. I am desirous of knowing You, the Primal One, in detail, for I do not clearly comprehend Your actions.

Shri Purohit Swami

Tell me then who Thou art, that wearest this dreadful Form? I bow before Thee, O Mighty One! Have mercy, I pray, and let me see Thee as Thou wert at first. I do not know what Thou intendest.

Swami Adidevananda

Tell me who You are with this terrible form? Salutation to You, O Supreme God. Be gracious. I desire to know You, the Primal One. I do not know Your activity.

Swami Gambirananda

Tell me who You are, fierce in form. Salutation be to you, O supreme God; be gracious. I desire to fully know You who are the Prima One. For I do not understand Your actions!

Swami Sivananda

Tell me, who Thou art, so fierce in form. Salutations to Thee, O God Supreme! Have mercy; I desire to know Thee, the original Being. I know not indeed Thy doing.

Krishna

11.33 तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्। मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्

tasmāttvamuttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham | mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvameva nimittamātraṃ bhava savyasācin

Word meanings

tasmāt—therefore;tvam—you;uttiṣhṭha—arise;yaśhaḥ—honor;labhasva—attain;jitvā—conquer;śhatrūn—foes;bhuṅkṣhva—enjoy;rājyam—kingdom;samṛiddham—prosperous;mayā—by me;eva—indeed;ete—these;nihatāḥ—slain;pūrvam—already;eva nimitta-mātram—only an instrument;bhava—become;savya-sāchin—Arjun, the one who can shoot arrows with both hands

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Therefore, stand up, win glory, and vanquish your foes; enjoy the rich kingdom; for these foes have already been killed by Myself; be a mere token cause in their destruction, O ambidextrous archer!

Shri Purohit Swami

Then gird up thy loins and conquer. Subdue thy foes and enjoy the kingdom in prosperity. I have already doomed them. Be thou my instrument, Arjuna!

Swami Adidevananda

Therefore arise, win glory. Conquering your foes, enjoy a prosperous kingdom. By Me they have been slain already. You be merely an instrument, O Arjuna, you great bowman!

Swami Gambirananda

Therefore you rise up, (and) gain fame; and defeating the enemies, enjoy a prosperous kingdom. These have been killed verily by Me even earlier; be you merely an instrument, O Savyasacin (Arjuna).

Swami Sivananda

Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies and enjoy the unrivalled kingdom. Verily, they have already been slain by Me; be thou a mere instrument, O Arjuna!

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

11.32 कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः। ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः

śrī bhagavān uvāca

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Word meanings

kālaḥ—time;asmi—I am;loka-kṣhaya-kṛit—the source of destruction of the worlds;pravṛiddhaḥ—mighty;lokān—the worlds;samāhartum—annihilation;iha—this world;pravṛittaḥ—participation;ṛite—without;api—even;tvām—you;na bhaviṣhyanti—shall cease to exist;sarve—all;ye—who;avasthitāḥ—arrayed;prati-anīkeṣhu—in the opposing army;yodhāḥ—the warriors

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The Bhagavat said, "I am Time, the world-destroyer, engaged here in withdrawing the worlds that are overgrown. Even without you (your fighting), all the warriors standing in the rival armies would cease to be."

Shri Purohit Swami

Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to thee as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of thy efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death.

Swami Adidevananda

The Lord said I am the world-destroying Time. Manifesting Myself fully, I have begun to destroy the worlds here. Even without You, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile ranks shall survive.

Swami Gambirananda

The Blessed Lord said I am the world-destroying Time, [Time: The supreme God with His limiting adjunct of the power of action.] grown in stature [Pravrddhah, mighty-according to S.-Tr.] and now engaged in annihilating the creatures. Even without you, all the warriors who are arrayed in the confronting armies will cease to exist!

Swami Sivananda

I am the mighty world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without thee, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies shall live.