Chapter 11 · The Universal Form

सञ्जयSañjaya speaks

Text 11.35

सञ्जय उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमान: किरीटी नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं सगद्गदं भीतभीत: प्रणम्य

sañjaya uvācha etach chhrutvā vachanaṁ keśhavasya kṛitāñjalir vepamānaḥ kirīṭī namaskṛitvā bhūya evāha kṛiṣhṇaṁ sa-gadgadaṁ bhīta-bhītaḥ praṇamya

Recitation · Text 11.35
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Hearing this, Arjuna, trembling, with folded hands, bowed again and spoke to Krishna in a faltering voice, overcome with fear. Sa-gadgadam — his voice breaks. Sañjaya reports the physical detail rather than the emotion.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Sa-gadgadam — his voice breaks. The report is physical, not emotional.