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
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