Chapter 1, Verse 10
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्। पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्।।1.10।।
aparyāptaṃ tadasmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam. paryāptaṃ tvidametaṣāṃ balaṃ bhīmābhirakṣitam.।1.10।।
Word by word
- अपर्याप्तम्
- unlimited/insufficient (interpreted variously as immeasurable)
- तत्
- that
- अस्माकम्
- our
- बलम्
- army/strength
- भीष्म-अभिरक्षितम्
- protected by Bhishma
- पर्याप्तम्
- sufficient/limited
- तु
- but
- इदम्
- this
- एतेषाम्
- of these (Pandavas)
- बलम्
- army/strength
- भीम-अभिरक्षितम्
- protected by Bhima
Commentary
Thus our army which is protected by Bhishma is unlimited; while this army of theirs which is protected by Bhima is very limited.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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अपर्याप्तम्
तत्
अस्माकम्
बलम्
भीष्म-अभिरक्षितम्
पर्याप्तम्
तु
इदम्
एतेषाम्
बलम्
भीम-अभिरक्षितम्
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