Chapter 11, Verse 27
Part of 11: Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — विश्वरूपदर्शनयोगवक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि। केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः॥
Transliteration
vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti daṁṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni kecid vilagnā daśanāntareṣu sandṛśyante cūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ
Meaning
Some hurry into Your mouths with their terrible teeth, fearful to behold. Some are found stuck in the gaps between the teeth, their heads crushed to powder.
Word-by-word meaning
vaktrāṇi — mouthste — Yourtvaramāṇāḥ — fearfulviśanti — enteringdaṁṣṭrā — teethkarālāni — terriblebhayānakāni — very fearfulkecit — some of themvilagnāḥ — being attackeddaśanāntareṣu — between the teethsandṛśyante — being seencūrṇitaiḥ — smasheduttama-aṅgaiḥ — by the head
Commentary
How do they enter into the mouth Arjuna continues
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 27?▼
Some hurry into Your mouths with their terrible teeth, fearful to behold. Some are found stuck in the gaps between the teeth, their heads crushed to powder.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 27 of Chapter 11 (Viśhwarūp Darśhan Yog — Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.