Chapter 1 · Verse 10
Arjuna's Dilemma
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम्। पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम्
aparyāptaṁ tadasmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣhmābhirakṣhitam paryāptaṁ tvidameteṣhāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣhitam
Word Meanings
aparyāptam — unlimited; tat — that; asmākam — ours; balam — strength; bhīṣhma — by Grandsire Bheeshma; abhirakṣhitam — safely marshalled; paryāptam — limited; tu — but; idam — this; eteṣhām — their; balam — strength; bhīma — Bheem; abhirakṣhitam — carefully marshalled
Translation
Our army, protected by Bhishma, is unlimited in strength, while their army, guarded by Bhima, is limited.
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