Bhagavad Gita 11.25
दंष्ट्राकरालानि च ते मुखानि दृष्ट्वैव कालानलसन्निभानि। दिशो न जाने न लभे च शर्म प्रसीद देवेश जगन्निवास।।11.25।।
daṃṣṭrākarālāni ca te mukhāni dṣṭvaiva kālānalasannibhāni। diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma prasīda deveśa jagannivāsa।।11.25।।
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- दंष्ट्राकरालानि
- formidable/terrible with (protruding) tusks
- च
- and
- ते
- your
- मुखानि
- faces/mouths
- दृष्ट्वा
- having seen
- एव
- indeed/just
- कालानलसन्निभानि
- resembling the fire of cosmic dissolution (time's fire)
- दिशः
- the directions/quarters
- न
- not
- जाने
- I know
- न
- not
- लभे
- I find/obtain
- च
- and
- शर्म
- peace/happiness
- प्रसीद
- be gracious/have mercy
- देवेश
- O Lord of gods
- जगन्निवास
- O abode of the universe
Commentary
25. Having seen Thy mouths which are fearful with tusks and resemble Time's Fires, I know not the four quarters, nor do I find peace ; be Thou gracious, O Lord of Gods and Abode of the Universe I
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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दंष्ट्राकरालानि
च
ते
मुखानि
दृष्ट्वा
एव
कालानलसन्निभानि
दिशः
न
जाने
न
लभे
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शर्म
प्रसीद
देवेश
जगन्निवास
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