Word meanings
- yathā
- as
- nadīnām
- of the rivers
- bahavaḥ
- many
- ambu-vegāḥ
- water waves
- samudram
- the ocean
- eva
- indeed
- abhimukhāḥ
- toward
- dravanti
- flowing rapidly
- tathā
- similarly
- tava
- your
- amī
- these
- nara-loka-vīrāḥ
- kings of human society
- viśanti
- enter
- vaktrāṇi
- mouths
- abhivijvalanti
- blazing
Translations
Verily, just as many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so too these heroes in the world of men enter Thy flaming mouths.
As rivers in flood surge furiously towards the ocean, so these heroes, the greatest among men, fling themselves into Thy flaming mouths.
As the numerous currents of the waters of rivers rush towards the sea alone, so too do those heroes of the human world enter into Your blazing mouths.
जैसे नदियोंके बहुत-से जलके प्रवाह स्वाभाविक ही समुद्रके सम्मुख दौड़ते हैं, ऐसे ही वे संसारके महान् शूरवीर आपके प्रज्वलित मुखोंमें प्रवेश कर रहे हैं।Commentary
Ami These warriors such as Bhishma. Arjuna is now seeing all these warriors, whom he did not wish to kill, rushing to death. His delusion has vanished. He thinks now This battle cannot be avoided. It has the sanction of the Supreme Lord. Why should I worry about the inevitable The Lord has already destroyed these warriors. I am only an instrument in His hands. No sin can touch me even if I kill them. This is a just cause also. Why and how do they enter Arjuna says --