Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 25 (11.25)

daṁṣhṭrākarālāni cha te mukhāni dṛiṣhṭvaiva kālānalasannibhāni diśho na jāne na labhe cha śharma prasīda deveśha jagannivāsa

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

दम्श्त्र-करलनि (damshtra-karalani) — मुख भयंकर से दांत(mouths terrible with tusks)
च (ca) — और(and)
te joined in te
मुखानि (mukhani) — मुख(mouths terrible with tusks)

Line 2:

dris joined in dṛiṣhṭvaiva
त्वम् (tvam) — तुम(you)
iva joined in dṛiṣhṭvaiva
कः (kah) — कौन(who)
la joined in kālānalasannibhāni
न (na) — नहीं(I find no peace)
lasannibani joined in kālānalasannibhāni

Line 3:

दिशः (dishah) — दिशाएं(I do not know the directions)
न (na) — नहीं(I find no peace)
जाने (jane) — जानता हूं(I do not know the directions)
न (na) — नहीं(I find no peace)
लभे (labhe) — पाता हूं(I find no peace)
च (ca) — और(and)
शर्म (sharma) — सुख(I find no peace)

Line 4:

प्रसीद (prasida) — प्रसन्न हों(be gracious)
देवेश (devesha) — हे देवेश(Lord of gods, abode of the universe)
जगन्-निवस (jagan-nivasa) — ईश्वर का देवताओं, निवास का विश्व(Lord of gods, abode of the universe)

English: When I see Your mouths with their fearful jaws like glowing fires at the dissolution of creation, I lose all sense of place; I find no rest. Be merciful, O Lord in whom this universe abides!

💡 Commentary Note

Seeing the mouths set with terrible teeth, resembling the fire of cosmic destruction, Arjuna loses all sense of direction and finds no shelter. He begs for the grace of the Lord of all.

Learnings from Shloka 25:

Fire of Destruction:: All material forms are eventually consumed by the fires of time and change.
Request for Mercy:: When lost in the storms of life, turn to the Divine and call for mercy and grace.

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