Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 26

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  11.26 ||

Chapter 11 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga · Bhakti Yoga

Sanskrit verse

अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः। भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथाऽसौ सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः।।11.26।।

Transliteration

amī cha tvāṁ dhṛitarāśhtrasya putrāḥ sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-saṅghaiḥ bhīṣhmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśhanti danṣhṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni kechid vilagnā daśhanāntareṣhu sandṛiśhyante chūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ

Word meanings

amī—these; cha—and; tvām—you; dhṛitarāśhtrasya—of Dhritarashtra; putrāḥ—sons; sarve—all; saha—with; eva—even; avani-pāla—their allied kings; sanghaiḥ—assembly; bhīṣhmaḥ—Bheeshma; droṇaḥ—Dronacharya; sūta-putraḥ—Karna; tathā—and also; asau—this; saha—with; asmadīyaiḥ—from our side; api—also; yodha-mukhyaiḥ—generals; vaktrāṇi—mouths; te—your; tvaramāṇāḥ—rushing; viśhanti—enter; danṣhṭrā—teeth; karālāni—terrible; bhayānakāni—fearsome; kechit—some; vilagnāḥ—getting stuck; daśhana-antareṣhu—between the teeth; sandṛiśhyante—are seen; chūrṇitaiḥ—getting smashed; uttama-aṅgaiḥ—heads

English translation

All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the chief among our warriors.

Translation by Swami Sivananda

Hindi meaning

।।11.26।। और ये समस्त धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्र राजाओं के समुदाय सहित आप में प्रवेश करते हैं। भीष्म, द्रोण तथा कर्ण और हमारे पक्ष के भी प्रधान योद्धाओं के सहित.।।  

Hindi rendering by Swami Tejomayananda

English meaning

All these sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of princes, Bheeshma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the other warrior chiefs on our side;

Shri Purohit Swami

All these sons of Dhrtarastra, along with the entire host of kings, Bhisma, Drona, and the son of the charioteer (Karna), together with the chief warriors of ours as well;

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Detailed explanation

Karna, though he was the son of Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, was brought up by a charioteer and hence came to be regarded as his son.

Commentary by Swami Sivananda

Hindi commentary

।।11.26।। च्ड्ढड्ढ क्दृथ्र्थ्र्ड्ढदद्यठ्ठद्धन्र् द्वदड्डड्ढद्ध 11.27

Swami Chinmayananda

।।11.26।। व्याख्या--'भीष्मो द्रोणः सूतपुत्रस्तथासौ सहास्मदीयैरपि योधमुख्यैः'--हमारे पक्षके धृष्टद्युम्न, विराट्, द्रुपद आदि जो मुख्य-मुख्य योद्धालोग हैं, वे सब-के-सब धर्मके पक्षमें हैं और केवल अपना कर्तव्य समझकर युद्ध करनेके लिये आये हैं। हमारे इन सेनापतियोंके साथ पितामह भीष्म, आचार्य द्रोण और वह प्रसिद्ध सूतपुत्र कर्ण आपमें प्रविष्ट हो रहे हैं। यहाँ भीष्म, द्रोण और कर्णका नाम लेनेका तात्पर्य है कि ये तीनों ही अपने कर्तव्यका पालन करनेके लिये युद्धमें आये थे (टिप्पणी प0 591)। 'अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राः सर्वे सहैवावनिपालसङ्घैः'--दुर्योधनके पक्षमें जितने राजालोग हैं, जो युद्धमें दुर्योधनका प्रिय करना चाहते हैं (गीता 1। 23) अर्थात् दुर्योधनको हितकी सलाह नहीं दे रहे हैं, उन सभी,राजाओंके समूहोंके साथ धृतराष्ट्रके दुर्योधन, दुःशासन आदि सौ पुत्र विकराल दाढ़ोंके कारण अत्यन्त भयानक आपके मुखोंमें बड़ी तेजीसे प्रवेश कर रहे हैं--'वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि'।विराट्रूपमें वे चाहे भगवान्में प्रवेश करें, चाहे भगवान्के मुखोंमें जायँ, वह एक ही लीला है। परन्तु भावोंके अनुसार उनकी गतियाँ अलग-अलग प्रतीत हो रही हैं। इसलिये भगवान्में जायँ अथवा मुखोंमें जायँ, वे हैं तो विराट्रूपमें ही।

Swami Ramsukhdas

Key teachings

  • Karna, though he was the son of Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, was brought up by a charioteer and hence came to be regarded as his son.

Spiritual significance

In Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga (Yoga through Beholding the Cosmic Form of God), this verse belongs to the Gita’s teaching on bhakti yoga. Here the text presents that teaching through these words: All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the chief among our warriors.

This verse sits inside Chapter 11: Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, part of the Gita’s Bhakti Yoga section.

Practical application

Karna, though he was the son of Kunti, the mother of the Pandavas, was brought up by a charioteer and hence came to be regarded as his son.

Questions about this verse

What is Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 26 about?

Chapter 11, verse 26 is part of Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga. In the English translation used on this page, it says: All the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the chief among our warriors.

What is the spiritual context of this verse?

It appears in Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga, a chapter associated with Bhakti Yoga. The cosmic form.