Gita Verse 1.10

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 10

Sanskrit Verse

अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।

पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।

Transliteration

aparyāptaṁ tadasmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣhmābhirakṣhitam

paryāptaṁ tvidameteṣhāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣhitam

Word meanings

aparyāptam—unlimited; tat—that; asmākam—ours; balam—strength; bhīṣhma—by Grandsire Bheeshma; abhirakṣhitam—safely marshalled; paryāptam—limited; tu—but; idam—this; eteṣhām—their; balam—strength; bhīma—Bheem; abhirakṣhitam—carefully marshalled

Swami Sivananda's translation

Our army, marshalled by Bhishma, is insufficient, whereas theirs, marshalled by Bhima, is sufficient.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 1