Chapter 11: The Universal Form

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

ami ca tvam dhritarashtrasya putrah

sarve sahaivavani-pala-sanghaih

bhishmo dronah suta-putras tathasau

sahasmadiyair api yodha-mukhyaih

vaktrani te tvaramana visanti

damshtra-karalani bhayanakani

kecid vilagna dasanantareshu

sandrisyante curnitair uttamangaih

SYNONYMS

ami -- these; ca -- also; tvam -- You; dhritarashtrasya -- of Dhritarashtra; putrah -- the sons; sarve -- all; saha -- with; eva -- indeed; avani-pala -- of warrior kings; sanghaih -- the groups; bhishmah -- Bhishmadeva; dronah -- Dronacarya; suta-putrah -- Karna; tatha -- also; asau -- that; saha -- with; asmadiyaih -- our; api -- also; yodha-mukhyaih -- chiefs among the warriors; vaktrani -- mouths; te -- Your; tvaramanah -- rushing; visanti -- are entering; damshtra -- teeth; karalani -- terrible; bhayanakani -- very fearful; kecit -- some of them; vilagnah -- becoming attached; dasana-antareshu -- between the teeth; sandrisyante -- are seen; curnitaih -- with smashed; uttama-angaih -- heads.

TRANSLATION

All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with their allied kings, and Bhishma, 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 (Bhishma, Drona, Karna and all the sons of Dhritarashtra) 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 Bhishma, who is supposed to be unconquerable, will also be smashed. So also Karna. Not only will the great warriors of the other party like Bhishma be smashed, but some of the great warriors of Arjuna's side also.

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