Chapter 11, Verse 24
नभःस्पृशं दीप्तमनेकवर्णं व्यात्ताननं दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्। दृष्ट्वा हि त्वां प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा धृतिं न विन्दामि शमं च विष्णो।।11.24।।
nabhaḥspṛśaṃ dīptamanekavarṇaṃ vyāttānanaṃ dīptaviśālanetram। dṛṣṭvā hi tvāṃ pravyathitāntarātmā dhṛtiṃ na vindāmi śamaṃ ca viṣṇo।।11.24।।
Word by word
- नभःस्पृशम्
- touching the sky
- दीप्तम्
- blazing/glowing
- अनेकवर्णम्
- of many colors
- व्यात्ताननम्
- with mouths wide open
- दीप्तविशालनेत्रम्
- with blazing, huge eyes
- दृष्ट्वा
- having seen
- हि
- indeed
- त्वाम्
- you
- प्रव्यथितान्तरात्मा
- whose inner self is deeply agitated
- धृतिम्
- steadiness/courage
- न
- not
- विन्दामि
- I find
- शमम्
- peace/calm
- च
- and
- विष्णो
- O Vishnu
Commentary
24. On seeing Thee (Thy Form) touching the sky, blazing in many colours, with mouths wide open, with large fiery eyes, I am terrified at heart and find no courage nor peace, O Visrwu.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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