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"name":"Bg. 11.28", "h1":"Bg. 11.28", "label":"Text 28", "title":"Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 11.28", "description":"As the rivers flow into the sea, so all these great warriors enter Your blazing mouths and perish."
} —
Bg. 11.28
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः
समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति ।
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा
विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति ॥२८॥
Text
yathā nadīnāṁ bahavo 'mbu-vegāḥ
samudram evābhimukhā dravanti
tathā tavāmī nara-loka-vīrā
viśanti vaktrāṇy abhivijvalanti
Synonyms
yathā—as; nadīnām—of the rivers; bahavaḥ—many; ambu-vegāḥ—waves of the waters; samudram—ocean; eva—certainly; abhimukhāḥ—towards; dravanti—gliding; tathā—similarly; tava—Your; amī—all those; nara-lokavīrāḥ—the kings of human society; viśanti—entering; vaktrāṇi—into the mouths; abhivijvalanti—blazing.
Translation
As the rivers flow into the sea, so all these great warriors enter Your blazing mouths and perish.