Word meanings
- rūpam
- form
- mahat
- magnificent
- te
- your
- bahu
- many
- vaktra
- mouths
- netram
- eyes
- mahā-bāho
- mighty-armed Lord
- bahu
- many
- bāhu
- arms
- ūru
- thighs
- pādam
- legs
- bahu-udaram
- many stomachs
- bahu-danṣṭrā
- many teeth
- karālam
- terrifying
- dṛṣṭvā
- seeing
- lokāḥ
- all the worlds
- pravyathitāḥ
- terror-stricken
- tathā
- so also
- aham
- I
Translations
Having seen Your immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed one, with many arms, thighs, and feet, with many stomachs and fearsome with many teeth, the worlds are terrified, and so am I.
Seeing Thy stupendous Form, O Most Mighty One, with its myriad faces, its innumerable eyes, limbs, and terrible jaws, I myself and all the worlds are overwhelmed with awe.
O Mighty-Armed One, seeing Your immense form with many mouths, eyes, arms, thighs, feet, bellies, and teeth, the creatures are struck with terror, and so am I.
हे महाबाहो! आपके बहुत मुखों और नेत्रोंवाले, बहुत भुजाओं, जंघाओं और चरणोंवाले, बहुत उदरोंवाले, बहुत विकराल दाढ़ोंवाले महान् रूपको देखकर सब प्राणी व्यथित हो रहे हैं तथा मैं भी व्यथित हो रहा हूँ।Commentary
Lokah The worlds -- all living beings in the world. Here is the cause of my fear. Arjuna describes below the nature of the Cosmic Form which has caused terror in his heart.