Bhagavad Gita 11.31 Meaning: Akhyahi me ko bhavanugrarupo

Bhagavad Gita 11.31

आख्याहि मे को भवानुग्ररूपो नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।विज्ञातुमिच्छामि भवन्तमाद्यम् न हि प्रजानामि तव प्रवृत्तिम् ॥

Akhyahi me ko bhavanugrarupo namostu te devavara prasidaVijnatumichchhami bhavantamadyam na hi prajanami tava pravrittim

ākhyāhi me ko bhavānugrarūpo namo’stu te devavara prasīda |vijñātumicchāmi bhavantamādyam na hi prajānāmi tava pravṛttim ||

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Our explanation Arjuna asks Krishna to tell him who he is, in this fierce form. He bows to him and asks him to be gracious, calling him best of gods. He says he wishes to know Krishna, the first being, because he does not understand what Krishna is doing (pravṛtti).

हिंदी अर्थ अर्जुन कृष्ण से पूछते हैं कि इस उग्र रूप में वे कौन हैं। वे उन्हें प्रणाम करते हैं और उन्हें देवश्रेष्ठ कहकर प्रसन्न होने की विनती करते हैं। वे कहते हैं कि वे आदि पुरुष कृष्ण को जानना चाहते हैं, क्योंकि वे उनकी प्रवृत्ति (वे क्या कर रहे हैं) नहीं समझ पा रहे।

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आख्याहि ākhyāhi · tell (imperative, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: 1. ā-khyā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 129, col. 1 “to tell, communicate, inform, declare”
मे me · to "me" (Arjuna) (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”
कः kaḥ · who (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: kim, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 282, col. 2 “what? how? whence? wherefore? why?”
भवान् bhavān · you (respectful) (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: bhavat, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 749, col. 2 “your honour, your worship, your lordship or ladyship, you”
उग्ररूपः ugrarūpaḥ · of fierce form (compound (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: ugra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 172, col. 2 “powerful, violent, mighty, impetuous, strong”; rūpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 885, col. 3 “form, shape, figure”
नमः namaḥ · salutation (noun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: namas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 1 “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”
अस्तु astu · let there be (imperative, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. as, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 117, col. 2 “to be, live, exist, be present”
ते te · to you (pronoun, dative singular) Dictionary: yuṣmad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 855, col. 3 “the base of the 2nd pers. pron. as used in comp.”
देववर devavara · O best of gods (compound (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: deva-vara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 494, col. 2 “a superior or supreme deity”
प्रसीद prasīda · be gracious (imperative, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: pra-sad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 696, col. 3 “to become satisfied or pleased or glad, be gracious or kind”
विज्ञातुम् vijñātum · to know (infinitive (to do)) Dictionary: vi-jñā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 961, col. 1 “to distinguish, discern, observe, investigate, recognize, ascertain, know, understand”
इच्छामि icchāmi · wish, want (present, 1st person singular) Dictionary: 3. iṣ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 169, col. 1 “to endeavour to obtain, strive, seek for”
भवन्तम् bhavantam · you (respectful) (pronoun (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: bhavat, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 749, col. 2 “your honour, your worship, your lordship or ladyship, you”
आद्यम् ādyam · the first one, the origin (adjective (masculine), accusative singular) Dictionary: 1. ādya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 137, col. 1 “being at the beginning, first, primitive”
न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
हि hi · for (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. hi, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1297, col. 3 “for, because, on account of”
प्रजानामि prajānāmi · understand (present, 1st person singular) Dictionary: pra-jñā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 1 “to know, understand”
तव tava · your (pronoun, genitive singular) Dictionary: yuṣmad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 855, col. 3 “the base of the 2nd pers. pron. as used in comp.”
प्रवृत्तिम् pravṛttim · purpose, working (noun (feminine), accusative singular) Dictionary: pra-vṛtti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 694, col. 1 “moving onwards, advance, progress; coming forth, appearance, manifestation”

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