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Bhagavad Gita 1.10अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्।पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम् ॥

aparyāptaṁ tadasmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣhmābhirakṣhitam

paryāptaṁ tvidameteṣhāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣhitam

Sanskrit recitation

The field is set · 1.1–1.27 · Scene

Translation

Our army, marshalled by Bhishma, is insufficient, whereas theirs, marshalled by Bhima, is sufficient.

Hindi translation

वह हमारी सेना पाण्डवों पर विजय करने में अपर्याप्त है, असमर्थ है; क्योंकि उसके संरक्षक (उभयपक्षपाती) भीष्म हैं। परन्तु इन पाण्डवों की सेना हमारे पर विजय करने में पर्याप्त है, समर्थ है; क्योंकि इसके संरक्षक (निजसेनापक्षपाती) भीमसेन हैं।

Meaning

The verse is differently interpreted by different commentators. Sridhara Swami takes the word aparyaptam to mean insufficient. Ananda Giri takes it to mean unlimited.

After Swami Sivananda

The field is set· 1.1–1.27→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→
tu
but
tat
that
idam
this
balam
strength
bhīma
Bheem
asmākam
ours
bhīṣhma
by Grandsire Bheeshma
eteṣhām
their
paryāptam
limited
aparyāptam
unlimited
abhirakṣhitam
carefully marshalled

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