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Bhagavad Gita 11.14 meaningThe vision of everything

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Full of wonder, with goosebumps, Arjuna bows down.

What it means

“Overwhelmed with wonder, his hair standing on end, Arjuna bowed his head and, with joined hands, spoke.”

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The original Sanskrit

ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः । प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत ॥

tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭaromā dhanañjayaḥ praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalirabhāṣata

Translations

Literal translation

Then, filled with wonder, with hairs standing on end, he, Dhananjaya, (Arjuna), bowing down with his head to the Lord, said with folded hands:

Swami Gambhirananda

हिंदी अनुवाद

उसके उपरान्त वह आश्चर्यचकित हुआ हर्षित रोमों वाला (जिसे रोमांच का अनुभव हो रहा हो) धनंजय अर्जुन विश्वरूप देव को (श्रद्धा भक्ति सहित) शिर से प्रणाम करके हाथ जोड़कर बोला।

Swami Tejomayananda

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