Bhagavad Gita · Verse 11.44

Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगः)

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अर्जुन उवाच

(Arjuna said)

तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम् । पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम् ॥४४॥

tasmātpraṇamya praṇidhāya kāyaṃ prasādaye tvāmahamīśamīḍyam | piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuḥ priyaḥ priyāyārhasi deva soḍhum ||44||

Complete Shloka Translation

Therefore, bowing and prostrating my body, I seek Your grace, worshipful Lord. As a father bears with a son, a friend with a friend, and a beloved with a beloved, please bear with me.

Narrative Context: Arjuna appeals for compassionate forbearance.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

14 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
प्रणिधाय	praṇidhāya	bowing down
सोढुम्	soḍhum	to bear with
तस्मात्प्रणम्य	tasmātpraṇamya	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
कायं	kāyaṃ	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
प्रसादये	prasādaye	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्	tvāmahamīśamīḍyam	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
पितेव	piteva	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
पुत्रस्य	putrasya	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
सखेव	sakheva	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
सख्युः	sakhyuḥ	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
प्रियः	priyaḥ	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
प्रियायार्हसि	priyāyārhasi	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
देव	deva	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...
४४	soḍhum	[term] in context of Therefore, bowing and prostrat...

प्रणिधायpraṇidhāya

bowing down

सोढुम्soḍhum

to bear with

तस्मात्प्रणम्यtasmātpraṇamya