In Bhagavad Gita 11.26, Arjuna sees all the sons of Dhritarashtra, with the hosts of kings, Bhishma, Drona and Karna, together with the chief warriors on his own side,
Sanskrit Verse
अर्जुन उवाच · Arjuna said
अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः
सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः
भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथासौ
सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः ॥ ११-२६ ॥
amī ca tvāṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ
sarve sahaivāvanipālasaṅghaiḥ
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūtaputrastathāsau
sahāsmadīyairapi yodhamukhyaiḥ
English transliteration amee cha tvaam dhritaraashtrasya putraah
sarve sahaivaavanipaalasanghaih
bheeshmo dronah sootaputrastathaasau
sahaasmadeeyairapi yodhamukhyaih ॥ 11.26 ॥
Translation / Meaning
And all these sons of Dhritarashtra, together with the hosts of kings, Bhishma, Drona and that son of a charioteer, Karna, along with the chief warriors on our side too,
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| अमी amī | these |
| च ca | and |
| त्वाम् tvām | You |
| धृतराष्ट्रस्य dhṛtarāṣṭrasya | of Dhṛtarāṣṭra |
| पुत्राः putrāḥ | sons |
| सर्वे sarve | all |
| सह saha | together with |
| एव eva | indeed |
| अवनिपालसङ्घैः avanipālasaṅghaiḥ | with the hosts of kings avani (earth) + pāla (protectors) + saṅghaiḥ (hosts) |
| भीष्मः bhīṣmaḥ | Bhīṣma |
| द्रोणः droṇaḥ | Droṇa |
| सूतपुत्रः sūtaputraḥ | the son of a charioteer (Karṇa) sūta (charioteer) + putraḥ (son) |
| तथा tathā | also |
| असौ asau | that |
| सह saha | with |
| अस्मदीयैः asmadīyaiḥ | our |
| अपि api | too |
| योधमुख्यैः yodhamukhyaiḥ | chief warriors yodha (warriors) + mukhyaiḥ (chief) |
Word-wise Chanting
- a–mī ca tvāṃ dhṛ–ta–rāṣ–ṭras–ya put–rāḥ 11 syllables a-mee cha tvaam dhri-ta-raash-tras-ya put-raah
- sar–ve sa–hai–vā–va–ni–pā–la–saṅ–ghaiḥ | 11 syllables sar-ve sa-hai-vaa-va-ni-paa-la-san-ghaih
- bhīṣ–mo dro–ṇaḥ sū–ta–put–ras–ta–thā–sau 11 syllables bheesh-mo dro-nah soo-ta-put-ras-ta-thaa-sau
- sa–hās–ma–dī–yai–ra–pi yo–dha–mukh–yaiḥ || 11-26 11 syllables sa-haas-ma-dee-yai-ra-pi yo-dha-mukh-yaih
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 11 Verse 26
Context
Arjuna sees the fate of the warriors in the vision; the sentence continues into 11.27.
Meaning
Arjuna now sees the people he will face in battle: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons, the allied kings, his beloved elders Bhīṣma and Droṇa, Karṇa, and even the leading warriors of his own army. The vision shows not only the cosmos but the coming events of the war.
The vision reveals that the outcome of the battle is already held within the Divine’s larger order.
In Practice
Reflect on a situation whose outcome worries you, and remember that it rests within a larger order.
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This verse belongs to Chapter 11: Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.