Word meanings
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- kālaḥ
- time
- asmi
- I am
- loka-kṣaya-kṛt
- the source of destruction of the worlds
- pravṛddhaḥ
- mighty
- lokān
- the worlds
- samāhartum
- annihilation
- iha
- this world
- pravṛttaḥ
- participation
- ṛte
- without
- api
- even
- tvām
- you
- na bhaviṣyanti
- shall cease to exist
- sarve
- all
- ye
- who
- avasthitāḥ
- arrayed
- prati-anīkeṣu
- in the opposing army
- yodhāḥ
- the warriors
Translations
The Blessed Lord said, "I am the full-grown, world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without you, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies will live."
Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have shown myself to you as the Destroyer who lays waste the world and whose purpose is destruction. In spite of your efforts, all these warriors gathered for battle shall not escape death.
The Blessed Lord said, "I am the world-destroying Time, grown in stature and now engaged in annihilating the creatures. Even without you, all the warriors arrayed in the confronting armies will cease to exist!"
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- मैं सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका क्षय करनेवाला बढ़ा हुआ काल हूँ और इस समय मैं इन सब लोगोंका संहार करनेके लिये यहाँ आया हूँ। तुम्हारे प्रतिपक्षमें जो योद्धालोग खड़े हैं, वे सब तुम्हारे युद्ध किये बिना भी नहीं रहेंगे।Commentary
Even without thee Even if thou? O Arjuna, wouldst not fight, these warriors are doomed to die under My dispensation. I am the alldestroying Time. I have already slain them. You have seen them dying. Therefore thy instrumentality is not of much importance. Such being the case, therefore, stand up and obtain fame.