Bhagavad Gita · Verse 11.16

Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगः)

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अर्जुन उवाच

(Arjuna said)

अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम् । नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप ॥१६॥

anekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃ paśyāmi tvāṃ sarvato'nantarūpam | nāntaṃ na madhyaṃ na punastavādiṃ paśyāmi viśveśvara viśvarūpa ||16||

Complete Shloka Translation

Lord of the universe, universal form, I see You everywhere, with countless arms, bellies, mouths and eyes. I see neither Your end nor middle nor beginning.

Narrative Context: Arjuna experiences a form without perceptible limits.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

11 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
विश्वेश्वर	viśveśvara	Lord of the universe
आदि	ādi	beginning
अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं	anekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃ	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
पश्यामि	paśyāmi	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
त्वां	tvāṃ	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम्	sarvato'nantarūpam	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
नान्तं	nāntaṃ	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
मध्यं	na	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
पुनस्तवादिं	madhyaṃ	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
विश्वरूप	paśyāmi	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...
१६	viśveśvara	[term] in context of Lord of the universe, universa...

विश्वेश्वरviśveśvara

Lord of the universe

आदिādi

beginning

अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रंanekabāhūdaravaktranetraṃ