Bhagavad Gita 1.11 Meaning: Ayaneshu cha sarveshu

Bhagavad Gita 1.11

अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः ।भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥

Ayaneshu cha sarveshu yathabhagamavasthitahBhishmamevabhirakshantu bhavantah sarva eva hi

ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ |bhīṣmamevābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi ||

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Our explanation He tells all his commanders to hold their places at every point of the army and, above all, to protect Bhishma.

हिंदी अर्थ वे अपने सभी सेनापतियों से कहते हैं कि सेना के हर मोर्चे पर अपनी-अपनी जगह डटे रहें और सब मिलकर भीष्म की ही रक्षा करें।

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अयनेषु ayaneṣu · at the posts, in the lines (noun (neuter), locative plural) Dictionary: ayana, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 84, col. 2 “walking, a road, a path”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “ind. and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
सर्वेषु sarveṣu · all (pronoun (neuter), locative plural) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”
यथाभागम् yathābhāgam · each in his own place (indeclinable) Dictionary: yathā-bhāgam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 842, col. 3 “acc° to shares or portions, each acc° to his share”
अवस्थिताः avasthitāḥ · posted, standing firm (past participle (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: ava-sthita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 106, col. 1 “placed, having its place or abode”
भीष्मम् bhīṣmam · Bhishma (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: bhīṣma, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 758, col. 3 “N. of a son of Śāṃtanu and Gaṅgā”
एव eva · above all (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. eva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “just, exactly, very, same, only, even, alone, merely”
अभिरक्षन्तु abhirakṣantu · should guard (imperative, 3rd person plural) Dictionary: abhi-rakṣ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 68, col. 1 “to guard, protect, preserve”
भवन्तः bhavantaḥ · you (sirs) (pronoun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: bhavat, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 749, col. 2 “your honour, your worship, your lordship or ladyship, you”
सर्वे sarve · all (pronoun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: sarva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1184, col. 3 “whole, entire, all, every”
एव eva · indeed (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. eva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “just, exactly, very, same, only, even, alone, merely”
हि hi · surely (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. hi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1297, col. 3 “for, because, on account of”

The original word means, according to Srîdhara, 'the ways of entrance into a Vyûha or phalanx.' ↩

Who, as generalissimo, remained in the centre of the army. ↩

The original word means, according to Srîdhara, 'the ways of entrance into a Vyûha or phalanx.' ↩

Who, as generalissimo, remained in the centre of the army. ↩

Bhagavad Gita 1.11: meaning and translation

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