Bhagavad Gita · Verse 11.24

Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगः)

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अर्जुन उवाच

(Arjuna said)

नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम् । दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो ॥२४॥

nabhaḥspṛśaṃ dīptamanekavarṇaṃ vyāttānanaṃ dīptaviśālanetram | dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmā dhṛtiṃ na vindāmi śamaṃ ca viṣṇo ||24||

Complete Shloka Translation

Vishnu, seeing You reach the sky, radiant with many colors, with gaping mouths and vast blazing eyes, I am deeply shaken and find neither steadiness nor peace.

Narrative Context: Arjuna describes losing inner composure.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

15 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
धृति	dhṛti	steadiness
शम	śama	calm
नभःस्पृशं	nabhaḥspṛśaṃ	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
दीप्तमनेकवर्णं	dīptamanekavarṇaṃ	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
व्यात्ताननं	vyāttānanaṃ	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्	dīptaviśālanetram	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
दृष्ट्वा	dṛṣṭvā	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
हि	hi	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
त्वां	tvāṃ	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा	pravyathitāntarātmā	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
धृतिं	dhṛtiṃ	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
विन्दामि	na	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
शमं	vindāmi	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
विष्णो	śamaṃ	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...
२४	ca	[term] in context of Vishnu, seeing You reach the s...

धृतिdhṛti

steadiness

शमśama

calm

नभःस्पृशंnabhaḥspṛśaṃ