daṁṣṭrā-karālāni ca te mukhāni
dṛṣṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma
prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa
dṛṣṭvaiva kālānala-sannibhāni
diśo na jāne na labhe ca śarma
prasīda deveśa jagan-nivāsa
Synonyms
daṁṣṭrā-teeth; karālāni-like that; ca-also; te-Your; mukhāni-faces; dṛṣṭvā-seeing; eva-thus; kālānala-the fire of death; sannibhāni-as if blazing; diśaḥ-directions; na jāne-do not know; na labhe-nor obtain; ca śarma-and grace; prasīda-be pleased; deveśa-O Lord of all lords; jagat-nivāsa-refuge of the worlds.
Translation
O Lord of lords, O refuge of the worlds, please be gracious to me. I cannot keep my balance seeing thus Your blazing deathlike faces and awful teeth. In all directions I am bewildered.
TEXTS 26-27
amī ca tvāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrāḥ
sarve sahaivāvani-pāla-saṅghaiḥ
bhīṣmo droṇaḥ sūta-putras tathāsau
sahāsmadīyair api yodha-mukhyaiḥ
vaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti
daṁṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni
kecid vilagnā daśanāntareṣu
sandṛśyante cūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥ
SYNONYMS
*amī*-all those; *ca*-also; *tvām*-You; *dhṛtarāṣṭasya*-of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; *putrāḥ*-sons; *sarva*-all; *saha eva*-along with; *avanipāla*-warrior kings; *saṅghaiḥ*-with the groups; *bhīṣmaḥ*-Bhīṣmadeva; *droṇaḥ*-Droṇācārya; *sūta*-putraḥ-Karṇa; *tathā*-also; *asau*-that; *saha*-with; *asmadīyaiḥ*-our; *api*-also; *yodha*-mukhyaiḥ-chief among the warriors; *vaktrāṇi*-mouths; *te*-Your; *tvaramāṇāḥ*-fearful; *viśanti*-entering; *daṁṣṭrā*-teeth; *karālāni*-terrible; *bhayānakāni*-very fearful; *kecit*-some of them; *vilagnāḥ*-being attacked; *daśanāntareṣu*-between the teeth; *sandṛśyante*-being seen; *cūrṇitaiḥ*-smashed; *uttama-aṅgaiḥ*-by the head.
TRANSLATION
All the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra along with their allied kings, and Bhīṣma, Droṇa and Karṇa, and all our soldiers are rushing into Your mouths, their heads smashed by Your fearful teeth. I see that some are being crushed between Your teeth as well.
Purport
In a previous verse the Lord promised to show Arjuna things he would by very interested in seeing. Now Arjuna sees that the leaders of the opposite party (Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Karṇa and all the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and their soldiers and Arjuna's own soldiers are all being annihilated. This is an indication that Arjuna will emerge victorious in battle, despite heavy losses on both sides. It is also mentioned here that Bhīṣma, who is supposed to be unconquerable, will also be smashed. So also Karṇa. Not only will the great warriors of the other party like Bhīṣma be smashed, but some of the great warriors of Arjuna's side also.