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सञ्जय उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं केशवस्य कृताञ्जलिर्वेपमानः किरीटी। नमस्कृत्वा भूय एवाह कृष्णं सगद्गदं भीतभीतः प्रणम्य।।11.35।।

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

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 11, Verse 35
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Sanjaya said, Having heard that speech of Lord Krishna, Arjuna, with joined palms, trembling, prostrated himself, again addressing Krishna in a choked voice, bowing down, overwhelmed with fear.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: hearing this from Krishna, Arjuna, trembling, with joined hands, bowed again and again, and spoke haltingly, in fear, offering salutations, showing that even after receiving direct instruction, the fear from the vision hasn't yet fully dissipated.

In life: receiving clear, direct guidance doesn't always instantly dissolve the emotional aftermath of what led up to needing that guidance in the first place.

Teaching: give yourself permission to still feel the emotional aftermath of a difficult experience even after receiving the clear guidance or resolution that followed it, the feeling and the resolution can coexist for a while.

sañjayaḥ uvāchaSanjay said
etatthus
śhrutvāhearing
vachanamwords
keśhavasyaof Shree Krishna
kṛita-añjaliḥwith joined palms
vepamānaḥtrembling
kirītīthe crowned one, Arjun
namaskṛitvāwith palms joined
bhūyaḥagain
evaindeed
āhaspoke
kṛiṣhṇamto Shree Krishna
sa-gadgadamin a faltering voice
bhīta-bhītaḥoverwhelmed with fear
praṇamyabowed down

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
11.35 एतत् that? श्रुत्वा having heard? वचनम् speech? केशवस्य of Kesava? कृताञ्जलिः with joined palms? वेपमानः trembling? किरीटि Arjuna? नमस्कृत्वा prostrating (himself)? भूयः again? एव even? आह addressed? कृष्णम् to Krishna? सगद्गदम् in a choked voice? भीतभीतः overwhelmed with fear? प्रणम्य having prostrated.Commentary When anyone is in a state of extreme terror or joy he sheds tears on account of pain or exhilaration of spirits. Then his throat is choked and he stammers or speaks indistinctly or in a dull? choked voice. Arjuna was extremely frightened when he saw the Cosmic Form and so he spoke in a stammering tone.There is great significane in Sanjayas words. He thought that Dhritarashtra might come to terms or make peace with the Pandavas when he knew that his sons would certainly be killed for want of proper support when Drona and Karna would be killed by Arjuna. He hoped that conseently there would be peace and happiness to both the parties. But Dhritarashtra was obstinate he did not listen to this suggestion on account of the force of destiny.