11.14 His hair standing on end Sanjaya speaks
ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः
प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣhṭo hṛiṣhṭa-romā dhanañjayaḥ
praṇamya śhirasā devaṁ kṛitāñjalir abhāṣhata
Then, filled with wonder, his hair standing on end, Arjuna bowed his head to the god, joined his palms, and spoke.
Explanation
His hair standing on end.
hṛṣṭa-romā — the same physical sign as 1.29, and the same body.
In chapter 1 it was terror at his kinsmen. Here it is wonder, and the text uses the identical vocabulary. The Gita does not have a separate register for awe.
Word by word
- tataḥ
- then
- saḥ
- he
- vismaya-āviṣhṭaḥ
- full of wonder
- hṛiṣhṭa-romā
- with hair standing on end
- dhanañjayaḥ
- Arjun, the conqueror of wealth
- praṇamya
- bow down
- śhirasā
- with (his) head
- devam
- the Lord
- kṛita-añjaliḥ
- with folded hands
- abhāṣhata
- he addressed
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