Bhagavad Gita BG 11.26
Chapter 11, Verse 26 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसंघैः । भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथासौ सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः ॥
ami ca tvam dhrtarashtrasya putras sarve sahaiva avani-pala-sanghaih bhishmo dronah suta-putras tathasau sahasmadiayair api yodha-mukhyaih
Meaning
And there — all the sons of Dhritarashtra together with the host of kings, and Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, and our own chief warriors too…
Understanding
The terrifying personal dimension of the Vishvarupa: Arjuna recognizes specific individuals rushing into the fire-mouths of the Cosmic Form. Dhritarashtra's sons (the Kauravas), the assembled kings (avani-pala), Bhishma, Drona, Karna — and asmadiyaih api (our own warriors too). Both sides. Friend and enemy alike. All rushing into the fire-mouths. The abstraction of 'the world' becomes personal: these are the people Arjuna knows, loves, and has named in Ch1. The terror is personal.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अमी | ami | those (yonder, over there) — specific pointing |
| अवनिपालसंघैः | avani-pala-sanghaih | with the host/assembly of kings |
| सूतपुत्रः | suta-putrah | son of a charioteer (Karna) |
| अस्मदीयैः | asmadiyaih | our own (from both sides) |
| अमी | amī | these |
| च | ca | and |
| त्वाम् | tvām | You |
| धृतराष्ट्रस्य | dhṛtarāṣṭrasya | of Dhritarashtra |
| पुत्राः | putrāḥ | the sons |
| सर्वे | sarve | all |
| सह | saha | along with |
| एव | eva | indeed |
| अवनि-पाल-संघैः | avani-pāla-saṃghaiḥ | with groups of kings |
| भीष्मः | bhīṣmaḥ | Bhishma |
| द्रोणः | droṇaḥ | Drona |
| सूत-पुत्रः | sūta-putraḥ | the son of a charioteer (Karna) |
| तथा | tathā | as well |
| असौ | asau | that one, yonder |
| अस्मदीयैः | asmadīyaiḥ | with our own (warriors) |
| अपि | api | also |
| योध-मुख्यैः | yodha-mukhyaiḥ | with the chief warriors |