Bhagavad Gita 11.34 meaningThe vision of everything
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Don’t be afraid. You will win.”
What it means
“Drona, Bhishma, Jayadratha, Karna and the other great warriors are already slain by me. Don't be afraid. Fight — you will win.”
The original Sanskrit
द्रोणं च भीष्मं च जयद्रथं च कर्णं तथान्यानपि योधवीरान् । मया हतांस्त्वं जहि मा व्यथिष्ठा युध्यस्व जेतासि रणे सपत्नान् ॥
droṇaṃ ca bhīṣmaṃ ca jayadrathaṃ ca karṇaṃ tathānyānapi yodhavīrān mayā hatāṃstvaṃ jahi mavyathiṣṭhā yudhyasva jetāsi raṇe sapatnān
Translations
Literal translation
You destroy Drona and Bhisma, and Jayadratha and Karna as also the other heroic warriors who have been killed by Me. Do not be afraid. Fight! You shall conquer the enemies in battle.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
द्रोण, भीष्म, जयद्रथ, कर्ण तथा और भी बहुत से मेरे द्वारा मारे गये वीर योद्धाओं को तुम मारो; भय मत करो; युद्ध करो; तुम युद्ध में शत्रुओं को जीतोगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 11.35Sanjaya says: “Hearing this, Arjuna, trembling, with joined hands, bowed again and again and, overcome with fear, spoke to Krishna in a choked voice.”