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तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्। मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्।।11.33।।
tasmāt tvam uttiṣhṭha yaśho labhasva jitvā śhatrūn bhuṅkṣhva rājyaṁ samṛiddham mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvam eva nimitta-mātraṁ bhava savya-sāchin
Then gird up your loins and conquer. Subdue your foes and enjoy the kingdom in prosperity. I have already doomed them. Be thou my instrument, Arjuna!
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| tasmāt | therefore |
| tvam | you |
| uttiṣhṭha | arise |
| yaśhaḥ | honor |
| labhasva | attain |
| jitvā | conquer |
| śhatrūn | foes |
| bhuṅkṣhva | enjoy |
| rājyam | kingdom |
| samṛiddham | prosperous |
| mayā | by me |
| eva | indeed |
| ete | these |
| nihatāḥ | slain |
| pūrvam | already |
| eva nimitta-mātram | only an instrument |
| bhava | become |
| savya-sāchin | Arjun, the one who can shoot arrows with both hands |
Be thou merely an apparent or nominal cause. I have already killed them in advance.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Sequence request, granted sight, description, response, revelation, fear, apology and return to the familiar form.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaTherefore, rise up and gain fame; and, defeating the enemies, enjoy a prosperous kingdom. These have been killed by Me even earlier; be you merely an instrument, O Savyasacin (Arjuna).
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaTherefore, arise, win glory. Conquering your foes, enjoy a prosperous kingdom. By Me they have already been slain. You be merely an instrument, O Arjuna, you great archer!
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaBe thou merely an apparent or nominal cause. I have already killed them in advance.
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Then gird up your loins and conquer
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Subdue your foes and enjoy the kingdom in prosperity
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I have already doomed them
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