Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 41 (11.41)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 41 (11.41)
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं । हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति | | अजानता महिमानं तवेदं | मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि | | ११-४१ | |
sakheti matvā prasabhaṁ yaduktaṁ he kṛiṣhṇa he yādava he sakheti ajānatā mahimānaṁ tavedaṁ mayā pramādātpraṇayena vāpi
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- सखे
(sakhe)— हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे मित्र(O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend) -
tijoined in sakheti - मत्वा
(matva)— जानकर(thinking of You as a friend) - प्रसभम्
(prasabham)— जो कुछ था कहा गया असंयम से(whatever was spoken rashly) - यद्
(yad)— जो कुछ था कहा गया असंयम से(whatever was spoken rashly) - उक्तम्
(uktam)— कहा गया(whatever was spoken rashly)
Line 2:
- हे
(he)— हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे मित्र(O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend) - क्रिश्न
(Krishna)— हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे मित्र(O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend) - हे
(he)— हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे मित्र(O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend) - यदव
(Yadava)— हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे मित्र(O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend) - हे
(he)— हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे मित्र(O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend) - सखे
(sakhe)— हे कृष्ण, हे यादव, हे मित्र(O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend) -
tijoined in sakheti
Line 3:
- अजनत
(ajanata)— नहीं जानते हुए आपके महिमा(not knowing Your greatness) - महिमनम्
(mahimanam)— नहीं जानते हुए आपके महिमा(not knowing Your greatness) -
tavedamjoined in tavedaṁ
Line 4:
- माम्
(mam)— मुझको(Me) - यः
(yah)— जो(who) - प्रमदत्
(pramadat)— से असावधानी(from carelessness) - प्रनयेन
(pranayena)— या से स्नेह(or from affection) -
vjoined in vāpi - अपि
(api)— भी(or from affection)
English: Whatever I have said to You in rashness, taking You only for a friend and addressing You as Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend!' in thoughtless familiarity, no understanding Your greatness;
Learnings from Shloka 41:
- Acknowledge Ignorance:: It is human to overlook the sacredness of the Divine when it presents itself in familiar, everyday forms.
- Forgiveness:: Sincere confession of our past casualness or ignorance clears the way for deeper spiritual connection.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 11.41 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Thinking of Krishna merely as a friend, Arjuna had familiarly called Him 'O Krishna, O Yadava, O Friend,' unaware of His majestic glory. He begs forgiveness for his ignorance and casual familiarity.