Bhagavad Gita BG 11.49
Chapter 11, Verse 49 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावः दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम् । व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य ॥
mA te vyathA mA ca vimudha-bhavah drshtvA rupam ghoram idrNG mamEdam vyapeta-bhih prita-manAh punas tvam tad eva me rupam idam prapashya
Meaning
Do not be frightened, do not be confused, having seen this terrible form of Mine. With fear dispelled and glad-hearted, see again this form of Mine.
Understanding
Krishna's words of reassurance. Ma te vyatha (let there not be distress for you — ma: negative imperative, vyatha: pain, distress). Ma ca vimudha-bhavah (let there not be a bewildered/confused state — vimudha: thoroughly confused, lost). Drshtvam rupam ghoram idrnG mamedam (having seen this terrible form of Mine — ghoram: terrible, fierce; idrng: such a kind). Then the instruction: vyapeta-bhih (with fear departed — vyapeta: gone away, removed). Prita-manAh (with a glad/pleased mind — prita: loved, pleased). Punas tvam tad eva me rupam idam prapashya (again see this form of Mine — prapashya: look at, behold well). The transition: from the terrifying to the gentle, from vyatha (distress) to prita (gladness), from fear (bhih) to the beloved form.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| व्यथा | vyatha | distress, pain, agitation |
| विमूढभावः | vimudha-bhavah | the state of being thoroughly confused/bewildered |
| घोरम् | ghoram | terrible, fierce, dreadful |
| व्यपेतभीः | vyapeta-bhih | with fear departed, fear having gone away |
| प्रीतमनाः | prita-manah | with a glad/pleased mind, a heart full of love |
| प्रपश्य | prapashya | see clearly, behold (with pra- = fully/completely) |
| मा | mā | do not |
| ते | te | your |
| व्यथा | vyathā | distress, fear |
| मा | mā | do not |
| च | ca | and |
| विमूढ-भावः | vimūḍha-bhāvaḥ | bewildered state |
| दृष्ट्वा | dṛṣṭvā | having seen |
| रूपम् | rūpam | the form |
| ईदृक् | īdṛk | like this, such |
| मम | mama | My |
| इदम् | idam | this |
| व्यपेत-भीः | vyapeta-bhīḥ | free from fear |
| प्रीत-मनाः | prīta-manāḥ | with a pleased mind |
| पुनः | punaḥ | again |
| त्वम् | tvam | you |
| तत् | tat | that |
| एव | eva | alone |
| मे | me | My |
| रूपम् | rūpam | form |
| इदम् | idam | this |
| प्रपश्य | prapaśya | behold |