Bhagavad Gita 11.14: meaning and translation
Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga. Sanjaya says
Sanjaya: Then Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) was filled with wonder, and the hair on his body stood up.
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Bhagavad Gita 11.14
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः ।प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत ॥
Tatah sa vismayavishto hrishtaroma dhananjayahPranamya shirasa devam kritanjalirabhashata
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭaromā dhanañjayaḥ |praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata ||
Our explanation Then Arjuna (Dhanañjaya) was filled with wonder, and the hair on his body stood up. He bent his head low before the God, joined his palms and spoke.
हिंदी अर्थ तब आश्चर्य से भरे, रोमांचित अर्जुन (धनंजय) ने सिर झुकाकर देव को प्रणाम किया और हाथ जोड़कर बोले।
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- ततः tataḥ · then (indeclinable) Dictionary: tatas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 2 “thereupon, then, after that”
- सः saḥ · he (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
- विस्मयाविष्टः vismayāviṣṭaḥ · filled with wonder (compound (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: vi-smayāviṣṭa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1002, col. 2 “filled with astonishment or wonder”
- हृष्टरोमा hṛṣṭaromā · with hair standing on end (compound (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: hṛṣṭa-roman, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1303, col. 2 “having the hair of the body bristling or thrilling (with delight or rapture)”
- धनञ्जयः dhanañjayaḥ · Dhananjaya (Arjuna) (noun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: dhanaṃ-jaya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 508, col. 2 “N. of Arjuna”
- प्रणम्य praṇamya · having bowed (absolutive (having done)) Dictionary: pra-ṇam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 3 “to bend or bow down before”
- शिरसा śirasā · with the head (noun (neuter), instrumental singular) Dictionary: śiras, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1072, col. 2 “the head, skull”
- देवम् devam · to the God (noun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: deva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 492, col. 2 “a deity, god”
- कृताञ्जलिः kṛtāñjaliḥ · with joined palms (compound (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: kṛtāñjali, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 303, col. 1 “one who joins the hollowed palms in reverence or to solicit favour”
- अभाषत abhāṣata · spoke (imperfect, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. bhāṣ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 755, col. 2 “to speak, talk, say, tell”
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 93.
Then Dhanañgaya filled with amazement, and with hair standing on end, bowed his head before the god, and spoke with joined hands.
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 93.
Then Dhanañgaya filled with amazement, and with hair standing on end, bowed his head before the god, and spoke with joined hands.
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Annie Besant, 1895. Public domain. Page 105.
Then he, Dhananjaya, overwhelmed with astonishment, his hair upstanding with delight, bowed down his head, and with joined palms spake to the God.
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Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907). Public domain. Page 218.
Then Dhananjaya, filled with wonder, with his hair standing on end, bending down his head to the Deva in adoration, spoke with joined palms.
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The translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), p. 93. Bhagavad Gita 11.14.
The translation: Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 105. Bhagavad Gita 11.14.
The translation: Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 218. Bhagavad Gita 11.14.
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Bhagavad Gita 11.14
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः ।
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत ॥
“Then Dhanañgaya filled with amazement, and with hair standing on end, bowed his head before the god, and spoke with joined hands.”
(K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), p. 93, public domain)
“Then he, Dhananjaya, overwhelmed with astonishment, his hair upstanding with delight, bowed down his head, and with joined palms spake to the God.”
(Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 105, public domain)
“Then Dhananjaya, filled with wonder, with his hair standing on end, bending down his head to the Deva in adoration, spoke with joined palms.”
(Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 218, public domain)
Sanskrit: G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922.
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- The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation (Annie Besant, G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
- Translation
- The Bhagavadgîtâ with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ, translated by Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, ed. F. Max Müller) (Kashinath Trimbak Telang, F. Max Müller, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1882). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Translation
- The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song, translated by Annie Besant (Annie Besant, Theosophical Publishing Society, London, 1895). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
- Translation
- Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, with Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-by-word Literal Translation; English Rendering and Comments, Index, &c., by the Swami Swarupananda (Himalayan Series, No. XX) (Swami Swarupananda, The Editors and Publishers, Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, Prabuddha Bharata Press, Mayavati, Almora, Himalayas, 1909). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
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