Bhagavad Gita · 1.10
॥
Devanāgarī
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम् ।
पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam |
paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अपर्याप्तम्aparyāptam1. boundless, immeasurable, invincible. 2. insufficient, inadequate.
तत्tatthat.
अस्माकम्asmākamour.
बलम्balamstrength, army, host.
भीष्माभिरक्षितम्bhīṣma-abhirakṣitamprotected by Bhīṣma, under Bhīṣma’s protection.
पर्याप्तम्paryāptam1. limited, measurable. 2. sufficient, more than adequate.
तुtubut, however, whereas.
इदम्idamthis.
एतेषाम्eteṣāmtheir.
बलम्balamstrength, army.
भीमाभिरक्षितम्bhīma-abhirakṣitamprotected by Bhīma, under Bhīma’s protection.
Translation
“Our strength, protected by Bhīṣma, is boundless, whereas their strength, protected by Bhīma, is limited.”
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