Word meanings
- aparyāptam
- unlimited
- tat
- that
- asmākam
- ours
- balam
- strength
- bhīṣma
- by Grandsire Bheeshma
- abhirakṣitam
- safely marshalled
- paryāptam
- limited
- tu
- but
- idam
- this
- eteṣām
- their
- balam
- strength
- bhīma
- Bheem
- abhirakṣitam
- carefully marshalled
Translations
Our army, marshalled by Bhishma, is insufficient, whereas theirs, marshalled by Bhima, is sufficient.
Yet our army seems weaker, though commanded by Bhishma; their army seems stronger, though commanded by Bhima.
Therefore, our army, under the complete protection of Bhisma and others, is limitless. But this army of the enemies, under the protection of Bhima and others, is limited.
वह हमारी सेना पाण्डवों पर विजय करने में अपर्याप्त है, असमर्थ है; क्योंकि उसके संरक्षक (उभयपक्षपाती) भीष्म हैं। परन्तु इन पाण्डवों की सेना हमारे पर विजय करने में पर्याप्त है, समर्थ है; क्योंकि इसके संरक्षक (निजसेनापक्षपाती) भीमसेन हैं।Commentary
The verse is differently interpreted by different commentators. Sridhara Swami takes the word aparyaptam to mean insufficient. Ananda Giri takes it to mean unlimited.