Bhagavad Gita 11.9: meaning and translation
Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga. Sanjaya says
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Bhagavad Gita 11.9
सञ्जय उवाच ।
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन् महायोगेश्वरो हरिः ।दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम् ॥
Evamuktva tato rajan mahayogeshvaro harihDarshayamasa parthaya paramam rupamaishvaram
evamuktvā tato rājan mahāyogeśvaro hariḥ |darśayāmāsa pārthāya paramaṃ rūpamaiśvaram ||
Our explanation Sanjaya, who is telling the story to King Dhritarashtra, speaks. Having said this, he says, Hari, the great lord of yoga, showed Arjuna (Pārtha) his supreme form as the Lord.
हिंदी अर्थ संजय बोलते हैं, जो राजा धृतराष्ट्र को यह कथा सुना रहे हैं। वे कहते हैं कि यह कहकर महान योगेश्वर हरि ने अर्जुन (पार्थ) को अपना परम ऐश्वर रूप दिखाया।
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- एवम् evam · thus (indeclinable) Dictionary: evam, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “thus, in this way, in such a manner”
- उक्त्वा uktvā · having said (absolutive (having done)) Dictionary: vac, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 912, col. 1 “to speak, say, tell, utter, announce”
- ततः tataḥ · then (indeclinable) Dictionary: tatas, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 432, col. 2 “thereupon, then, after that”
- राजन् rājan · O king (Dhritarashtra) (noun (masculine), vocative singular) Dictionary: 1. rājan, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 874, col. 3 “a king, sovereign, prince, chief”
- महायोगेश्वरः mahāyogeśvaraḥ · the great Lord of yoga (compound (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: mahā-yogeśvara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 799, col. 2 “a gr° master of the Yoga system”
- हरिः hariḥ · Hari (Krishna) (noun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: hari, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1289, col. 3 “(esp.) N. of Vishṇu-Kṛishṇa”
- दर्शयामास darśayāmāsa · showed (causative periphrastic perfect, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 1. dṛś, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 491, col. 2 “to see, behold, look at, regard, consider”
- पार्थाय pārthāya · to Partha (Arjuna) (noun (masculine), dative singular) Dictionary: 2. pārtha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 621, col. 3 “metron. of Yudhi-shṭhira or Bhīma-sena or Arjuna”
- परमम् paramam · supreme (adjective (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: parama, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 588, col. 1 “chief, highest, primary, most prominent or conspicuous”
- रूपम् rūpam · form (noun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: rūpa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 885, col. 3 “form, shape, figure”
- ऐश्वरम् aiśvaram · divine, of the Lord (adjective (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: aiśvara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 234, col. 3 “relating to or coming from a mighty lord or king”
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 92–93.
Sañgaya said:
Having spoken thus, O king! Hari, the great lord of the possessors of mystic power, then showed to the son of Prithâ his supreme divine form,
This sentence goes on in 11.10.
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 92–93.
Sañgaya said:
Having spoken thus, O king! Hari, the great lord of the possessors of mystic power, then showed to the son of Prithâ his supreme divine form,
This sentence goes on in 11.10.
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Annie Besant, 1895. Public domain. Page 104.
Sanjaya said:
Having thus spoken, O King, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari, showed to Pârtha His supreme Form as Îshvara:
This sentence goes on in 11.10.
You are reading this one
Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907). Public domain. Page 216.
Sanjaya said:
Having thus spoken, O king, Hari, the Great Lord of Yoga, then showed unto the son of Prithâ, His Supreme Ishvara-Form—
This sentence goes on in 11.10.
You are reading this one
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The translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), pp. 92–93. Bhagavad Gita 11.9.
The translation: Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 104. Bhagavad Gita 11.9.
The translation: Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 216. Bhagavad Gita 11.9.
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Bhagavad Gita 11.9
एवमुक्त्वा ततो राजन् महायोगेश्वरो हरिः ।
दर्शयामास पार्थाय परमं रूपमैश्वरम् ॥
“Having spoken thus, O king! Hari, the great lord of the possessors of mystic power, then showed to the son of Prithâ his supreme divine form,”
(K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882), pp. 92–93, public domain)
This sentence goes on in 11.10.
“Having thus spoken, O King, the great Lord of Yoga, Hari, showed to Pârtha His supreme Form as Îshvara:”
(Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895), p. 104, public domain)
This sentence goes on in 11.10.
“Having thus spoken, O king, Hari, the Great Lord of Yoga, then showed unto the son of Prithâ, His Supreme Ishvara-Form—”
(Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909), p. 216, public domain)
This sentence goes on in 11.10.
Sanskrit: G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922.
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Sanjaya speaks this verse, in chapter 11 (Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga).
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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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