Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 28 (11.28)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाः
समुद्रमेवाभिमुखा द्रवन्ति
तथा तवामी नरलोकवीरा
विशन्ति वक्त्राण्यभिविज्वलन्ति
॥ 11.28 ॥
yathā nadīnāṃ bahavo'mbuvegāḥ
samudramevābhimukhā dravanti
tathā tavāmī naralokavīrā
viśanti vaktrāṇyabhivijvalanti
Translation
"As the many currents of rivers flow towards the ocean alone, so these heroes of the human world are entering your blazing mouths."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. nadīnāṃ sravantīnāṃ bahavaḥ aneke ambūnāṃ vegāḥ; samudram eva abhimukhāḥ pratimukhāḥ dravanti praviśanti; amī bhīṣmādayaḥ naralokavīrāḥ manuṣyaloke śūrāḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja (11.28–11.29 together): ete rājalokā bahavo nadīnām ambupravāhāḥ samudram iva pradīptajvalanam iva ca śalabhāḥ tava vaktrāṇi abhivijvalanti svayam eva tvaramāṇā ātmanāśāya viśanti — like rivers into the ocean and moths into fire, rushing of their own accord to their own destruction.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.