Gita Verse 11.26

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 26

Sanskrit Verse

अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः

सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः।

भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ

सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः।।11.26।।

Transliteration

amī cha tvāṁ dhṛitarāśhtrasya putrāḥ

sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-saṅghaiḥ

bhīṣhmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau

sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ

vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśhanti

danṣhṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni

kechid vilagnā daśhanāntareṣhu

sandṛiśhyante chūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ

Word meanings

amī—these; cha—and; tvām—you; dhṛitarāśhtrasya—of Dhritarashtra; putrāḥ—sons; sarve—all; saha—with; eva—even; avani-pāla—their allied kings; sanghaiḥ—assembly; bhīṣhmaḥ—Bheeshma; droṇaḥ—Dronacharya; sūta-putraḥ—Karna; tathā—and also; asau—this; saha—with; asmadīyaiḥ—from our side; api—also; yodha-mukhyaiḥ—generals;

vaktrāṇi—mouths; te—your; tvaramāṇāḥ—rushing; viśhanti—enter; danṣhṭrā—teeth; karālāni—terrible; bhayānakāni—fearsome; kechit—some; vilagnāḥ—getting stuck; daśhana-antareṣhu—between the teeth; sandṛiśhyante—are seen; chūrṇitaiḥ—getting smashed; uttama-aṅgaiḥ—heads

Swami Sivananda's translation

All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the chief among our warriors.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 11