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TEXT 12

TEXT 12

Devanagari

Devanagari

दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता ।
यदि भा: सदृशी सा स्याद्भ‍ासस्तस्य महात्मन: ॥ १२ ॥

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divi sūrya-sahasrasya
bhaved yugapad utthitā
yadi bhāḥ sadṛśī sā syād
bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ
divi sūrya-sahasrasya
bhaved yugapad utthitā
yadi bhāḥ sadṛśī sā syād
bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ

Synonyms

Synonyms

divi — in the sky; sūrya — of suns; sahasrasya — of many thousands; bhavet — there were; yugapat — simultaneously; utthitā — present; yadi — if; bhāḥ — light; sadṛśī — like that; sā — that; syāt — might be; bhāsaḥ — effulgence; tasya — of Him; mahā-ātmanaḥ — the great Lord.

divi — på himlen; sūrya — af sole; sahasrasya — af mange tusinder; bhavet — der var; yugapat — samtidigt; utthitā — til stede; yadi — hvis; bhāḥ — lys; sadṛśī — sådant; sā — det; syāt — kunne være; bhāsaḥ — stråleglans; tasya — Hans; mahā-ātmanaḥ — den store Herres.

Translation

Translation

If hundreds of thousands of suns were to rise at once into the sky, their radiance might resemble the effulgence of the Supreme Person in that universal form.

Hvis hundredvis og tusindvis af sole steg op på himlen på samme tid, kunne deres udstråling måske nærme sig stråleglansen fra den Højeste Person i Hans universelle form.

Purport

Purport

What Arjuna saw was indescribable, yet Sañjaya is trying to give a mental picture of that great revelation to Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Neither Sañjaya nor Dhṛtarāṣṭra was present, but Sañjaya, by the grace of Vyāsa, could see whatever happened. Thus he now compares the situation, as far as it can be understood, to an imaginable phenomenon (i.e., thousands of suns).

FORKLARING: Det, som Arjuna så, var ubeskriveligt, men ikke desto mindre forsøger Sañjaya at give Dhṛtarāṣṭra et mentalt billede af denne storslåede åbenbaring. Hverken Sañjaya eller Dhṛtarāṣṭra var personligt til stede, men gennem Vyāsas nåde kunne Sañjaya se, hvad der foregik. Derfor sammenligner han nu begivenheden, så vidt den kan forstås, med et tænkt fænomen (tusindvis af sole).