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11.50 He took on his gentle shape Sanjaya speaks

इत्यर्जुनं वासुदेवस्तथोक्त्वा स्वकं रूपं दर्शयामास भूयः
आश्वासयामास च भीतमेनं भूत्वा पुनः सौम्यवपुर्महात्मा

ity arjunaṁ vāsudevas tathoktvā
svakaṁ rūpaṁ darśhayām āsa bhūyaḥ
āśhvāsayām āsa cha bhītam enaṁ
bhūtvā punaḥ saumya-vapur mahātmā

Having said this to Arjuna, Krishna showed again his own form, and consoled the frightened one, taking on once more his gentle shape.

Explanation

And he took on his gentle shape.

saumya-vapuḥ — the kindly body. Krishna showed his own form again and consoled the frightened one.

Sanjaya's word is consoled. The chapter's climax is not the vision; it is a man being comforted afterwards by the friend he apologised to.

Word by word

sañjayaḥ uvācha
Sanjay said
iti
thus
arjunam
to Arjun
vāsudevaḥ
Krishna, the son of Vasudev
tathā
in that way
uktvā
having spoken
svakam
his personal
rūpam
form
darśhayām āsa
displayed
bhūyaḥ
again
āśhvāsayām āsa
consoled
cha
and
bhītam
frightened
enam
him
bhūtvā
becoming
punaḥ
again
saumya-vapuḥ
the gentle (two-armed) form
mahā-ātmā
the compassionate