Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 11.20
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 11.20 · 11 · Verse 20
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।।11.20।। --,द्यावापृथिव्योः इदम् अन्तरं हि अन्तरिक्षं व्याप्तं त्वया एकेन विश्वरूपधरेण दिशश्च सर्वाः व्याप्ताः। दृष्ट्वा उपलभ्य अद्भुतं विस्मापकं रूपम् इदं तव उग्रं क्रूरं लोकानां त्रयं लोकत्रयं प्रव्यथितं भीतं प्रचलितं वा हे महात्मन् अक्षुद्रस्वभाव।। अथ अधुना पुरा यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः (गीता 2।6) इति अर्जुनस्य यः संशयः आसीत्? तन्निर्णयाय पाण्डवजयम् ऐकान्तिकं दर्शयामि इति प्रवृत्तो भगवान्। तं पश्यन् आह --,किञ्च --,
11.20 Hi, indeed; idam, this; antaram, intermediate space; dyavaprthivyoh, between heaven and earth; ca, as also; sarvah, all; the disah, direction; vyaptam, are pervaded; tvaya, by You; ekena, alone, who have assumed the Cosmic form. Mahatman, O exalted One, who by nature are high-minded; the lokatrayam, three worlds; pravyathitam, are struck with fear, or are perturbed; drstva, by seeing; idam, this; abdhutam, strange, astonishing; ugram, fearful, terrible; rupam, form; tava, of Yours. Therefore, now, in order to clear that doubt which Arjuna earlier had-as in, 'whether we shall win, or whether they shall coner' (2.6)-, the Lord proceeds with the idea, 'I shall show the inevitable victory of the Pandavas.' Visualizing that, Arjuna said: 'Moreover-'.
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