Bhagavad Gita 11.23
Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
रूपं महत्ते बहुवक्त्रनेत्रं महाबाहो बहुबाहूरुपादम् | बहूदरं बहुदंष्ट्राकरालं दृष्ट्वा लोकाः प्रव्यथितास्तथाहम् ||११-२३||
Transliteration
rūpaṃ mahatte bahuvaktranetraṃ mahābāho bahubāhūrupādam . bahūdaraṃ bahudaṃṣṭrākarālaṃ dṛṣṭvā lokāḥ pravyathitāstathāham ||11-23||
Having seen Thy immeasurable form with many mouths and eyes, O mighty-armed, with many arms, thighs and feet, with many stomachs and fearful with many teeth the worlds are terrified and so am I.
Word by Word
रूपम् form, महत् immeasurable, ते Thy, बहुवक्त्रनेत्रम् with many mouths and eyes, महाबाहो O,mightyarmed, बहुबाहूरुपादम् with many arms, thighs and feet, बहूदरम् with many stomachs. बहुदंष्ट्राकरालम् fearful with many teeth, दृष्ट्वा having seen, लोकाः the worlds, प्रव्यथिताः are terrified, तथा also, अहम् I
Classical Commentary
Lokah The worlds -- all living beings in the world. Here is the cause of my fear. Arjuna describes below the nature of the Cosmic Form which has caused terror in his heart.