Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 23

रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम्। बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाऽहम्।।11.23।।

rūpaṁ mahat te bahu-vaktra-netraṁ mahā-bāho bahu-bāhūru-pādam bahūdaraṁ bahu-danṣhṭrā-karālaṁ dṛiṣhṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitās tathāham

0:00 / --:--

Word Meanings

rūpam—form
mahat—magnificent
te—your
bahu—many
vaktra—mouths
netram—eyes
mahā-bāho—mighty-armed Lord
bahu—many
bāhu—arms
ūru—thighs
pādam—legs
bahu-udaram—many stomachs
bahu-danṣhṭrā—many teeth
karālam—terrifying
dṛiṣhṭvā—seeing
lokāḥ—all the worlds
pravyathitāḥ—terror-stricken
tathā—so also
aham—I
•••

Translation

Having seen Your immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed one, with many arms, thighs, and feet, with many stomachs and fearsome with many teeth, the worlds are terrified, and so am I.

•••

Commentary

11.23 रूपम् form? महत् immeasurable? ते Thy? बहुवक्त्रनेत्रम् with many mouths and eyes? महाबाहो O,mightyarmed? बहुबाहूरुपादम् with many arms? thighs and feet? बहूदरम् with many stomachs. बहुदंष्ट्राकरालम् fearful with many teeth? दृष्ट्वा having seen? लोकाः the worlds? प्रव्यथिताः are terrified? तथा also? अहम् I.Commentary Lokah The worlds -- all living beings in the world. Here is the cause of my fear. Arjuna describes below the nature of the Cosmic Form which has caused terror in his heart.

23 of 55 verses