January 4 – Bhagavadgita Chapter 1; Verses 11-13 (Day 4)

 January 4 – Chapter 1; Verses 11-13

अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः ।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि ॥ १-११॥ 

ayaneṣhu cha sarveṣhu yathā-bhāgam avasthitāḥ
bhīṣhmam evābhirakṣhantu bhavantaḥ sarva eva hi (11) 

அயனேஷு ச¹ ஸர்வேஷு  யதா²பா⁴க³மவஸ்தி²தா¹: |
பீ⁴ஷ்மமேவாபி⁴ரக்ஷந்து¹  ப⁴வந்த¹: ஸர்வ ஏவ ஹி ||11||

11. “Therefore, do ye all, stationed in your respective positions in the several divisions of the army, protect Bhishma alone”.

तस्य सञ्जनयन्हर्षं कुरुवृद्धः पितामहः ।

सिंहनादं विनद्योच्चैः शङ्खं दध्मौ प्रतापवान् ॥ १-१२॥ 

tasya sañjanayan harṣhaṁ kuru-vṛiddhaḥ pitāmahaḥ
siṁha-nādaṁ vinadyochchaiḥ śhaṅkhaṁ dadhmau pratāpavān (12) 

த¹ஸ்ய ஸஞ்ஜனயன்ஹர்ஷம் கு¹ருவ்ருத்³த⁴: பி¹தா¹மஹ: |
ஸிம்ஹனாத³ம் வினத்³யோச்சை: ஶங்க²ம் த³த்⁴மௌ ப்¹ரதா¹ப¹வான் ||12||

12. His glorious grandsire (Bhishma), the eldest of the Kauravas, in order to cheer Duryodhana, now roared like a lion and blew his conch.

ततः शङ्खाश्च भेर्यश्च पणवानकगोमुखाः ।

सहसैवाभ्यहन्यन्त स शब्दस्तुमुलोऽभवत् ॥ १-१३॥ 

tataḥ śhaṅkhāśhcha bheryaśhcha paṇavānaka-gomukhāḥ
sahasaivābhyahanyanta sa śhabdastumulo ’bhavat (13) 

த¹த¹: ஶங்கா²ஶ்ச¹ பே⁴ர்யஶ்ச¹ ப¹ணவானக¹கோ³முகா²: ^|
ஸஹஸைவாப்⁴யஹன்யன்த¹ ஸ ஷப்³த³ஸ்து¹முலோ‌ப⁴வத்¹ ||13||

13. Then (following Bhishma), conches and kettle-drums, tabors, drums and cow-horns blared forth quite suddenly (from the side of the Kauravas); and the sound was tremendous.

Ref: Bhagavadgita by Swami Sivananda, DLS publication