Bhagavad Gita 1.11
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः। भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
ayaneṣu ca sarveṣu yathābhāgamavasthitāḥ. bhīṣmamevābhirakṣantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi..1.11..
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- अयनेषु
- in the strategic entry points/positions
- च
- and
- सर्वेषु
- in all
- यथाभागम्
- according to (respective) division/position
- अवस्थिताः
- being stationed/positioned
- भीष्मम्
- Bhishma (accusative)
- एव
- only/indeed
- अभिरक्षन्तु
- let (them) protect/guard
- भवन्तः
- you all (respectful)
- सर्वे
- all
- एव
- indeed/certainly
- हि
- for/indeed (emphatic)
Commentary
And therefore do ye all, occupying respectively the positions assigned to you, protect Bhishma only.'
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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अयनेषु
च
सर्वेषु
यथाभागम्
अवस्थिताः
भीष्मम्
एव
अभिरक्षन्तु
भवन्तः
सर्वे
एव
हि
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