Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1, Verse 11

Sanskrit Verse

अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।

Transliteration

ayaneṣhu cha sarveṣhu yathā-bhāgamavasthitāḥ

bhīṣhmamevābhirakṣhantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi

Word meanings

ayaneṣhu—at the strategic points; cha—also; sarveṣhu—all; yathā-bhāgam—in respective position; avasthitāḥ—situated; bhīṣhmam—to Grandsire Bheeshma; eva—only; abhirakṣhantu—defend; bhavantaḥ—you; sarve—all; eva hi—even as

Swami Sivananda's translation

Therefore, do all of you, stationed in your respective positions in the several divisions of the army, protect Bhishma alone.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 1