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11.21 Some, afraid, praise you Arjuna speaks

अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घाः विशन्ति केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति
स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः

amī hi tvāṁ sura-saṅghā viśhanti
kechid bhītāḥ prāñjalayo gṛiṇanti
svastīty uktvā maharṣhi-siddha-saṅghāḥ
stuvanti tvāṁ stutibhiḥ puṣhkalābhiḥ

Here the hosts of gods are entering you. Some, afraid, praise you with folded hands. The great seers and the perfected cry “may it be well” and sing of you in abundant hymns.

Explanation

Some, afraid, praise you with folded hands.

The hosts of gods are entering him — and some of them are frightened.

A remarkable detail. The gods themselves are described as afraid and praising at the same time, which is exactly the position Arjuna is in for the rest of the chapter.

Word by word

amī
these
hi
indeed
tvām
you
sura-saṅghāḥ
assembly of celestial gods
viśhanti
are entering
kechit
some
bhītāḥ
in fear
prāñjalayaḥ
with folded hands
gṛiṇanti
praise
svasti
auspicious
iti
thus
uktvā
reciting
mahā-ṛiṣhi
great sages
siddha-saṅghāḥ
perfect beings
stuvanti
are extolling
tvām
you
stutibhiḥ
with prayers
puṣhkalābhiḥ
hymns