Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 5 (11.5)

श्रीभगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः । नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च | | ११-५ | |

śhrī bhagavān uvācha paśhya me pārtha rūpāṇi śhataśho’tha sahasraśhaḥ nānāvidhāni divyāni nānāvarṇākṛitīni cha

Word-by-word guide:

Line 0:

श्री (Sri) — श्री(the Blessed Lord said)
भगवन् (Bhagavan) — हे भगवान्(the Blessed Lord said)
उवाच (uvacha) — बोले(the Blessed Lord said)

Line 1:

पश्य (pashya) — देखो(behold My)
मे (me) — मेरा(behold My)
पार्थ (Partha) — हे पार्थ अर्जुन(Arjuna)
रूपाणि (rupani) — रूपों को(forms)
शतशः (shatashah) — सैकड़ों में(by hundreds and thousands)
अथ (atha) — और(by hundreds and thousands)
सहस्रशः (sahasrashah) — हजारों में(by hundreds and thousands)

Line 2:

नानाविधानि (nana-vidhani) — अनेक प्रकार के(many kinds of divine forms)
दिव्यानि (divyani) — दिव्य(many kinds of divine forms)
न (na) — नहीं(not)
न (na) — नहीं(not)
var joined in nānāvarṇākṛitīni
न (na) — नहीं(not)
kr joined in nānāvarṇākṛitīni
इति (iti) — इस प्रकार(thus)
ni joined in nānāvarṇākṛitīni
च (ca) — और(and)

English: Krishna said: Behold, Arjuna, My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape.

💡 Commentary Note

Krishna invites Arjuna to behold His hundreds of thousands of multi-colored and varied divine forms. This shows that the absolute reality is incredibly diverse and possesses infinite aspects.

Learnings from Shloka 5:

Infinite Variety:: The Divine is not a static concept; it is full of dynamic, multi-colored, and endless forms.
Behold the Unseen:: Train your mind to appreciate the endless diversity of creation as reflections of the Divine.

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