Friday, August 7, 2015

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 1/Verse 11

Chapter 1/Verse 11

अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः ।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥१-११॥

ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ ।

bhīṣmamevābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi ॥1-11॥


And at all the entrances [to an array of troops] in one’s respective place, indeed, all of you situated protect, indeed, Bhīṣma!




ayaneṣu (stem form: ayana) (neuter, locative, plural) = at the entrances [to an array of troops]

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and

sarveṣu (stem form: sarva) (adjective declined like a 3rd person pronoun) (neuter, locative, plural) = at all

yathābhāgam (yathā +bhāgam) (accusative case with adverbial usage) (masculine, accusative, singular) = in one’s respective place

avasthitās (verb root: sthā) (ava + sthitās) (transitive past-passive participle, masculine, nominative, plural) = situated

bhīṣmam (stem form: bhīṣma) (masculine, accusative, singular) = Bhīṣma

eva (indeclinable) = indeed (emphatic particle, emphasizes preceding word)

abhirakṣantu (verb root: rakṣ) (abhi + rakṣantu) (imperative verb, 3rd person, plural) = protect!

bhavantas (stem form: bhavant) (pronoun, 2nd person, honorific form, nominative, plural) = you

sarva (stem form: sarva) (adjective declined like a 3rd person pronoun) (masculine/neuter, nominative, plural) = all

eva (emphatic particle that emphasizes the preceding word) (indeclinable) = indeed

hi (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed

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