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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 32

The Universal Form

श्री भगवानुवाच कालोऽस्मि लोकक्षयकृत्प्रवृद्धो लोकान्समाहर्तुमिह प्रवृत्तः। ऋतेऽपि त्वां न भविष्यन्ति सर्वे येऽवस्थिताः प्रत्यनीकेषु योधाः

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kālo ’smi loka-kṣhaya-kṛit pravṛiddho lokān samāhartum iha pravṛittaḥ ṛite ’pi tvāṁ na bhaviṣhyanti sarve ye ’vasthitāḥ pratyanīkeṣhu yodhāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.32 mean?

The Blessed Lord said: I am mighty Time, the destroyer of worlds, and I am here engaged in annihilating all people. Even without you, all the warriors arrayed in the opposing armies shall cease to exist.

Word-by-word meaning

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord said · kālaḥ—time · asmi—I am · loka-kṣhaya-kṛit—the source of destruction of the worlds · pravṛiddhaḥ—mighty · lokān—the worlds · samāhartum—annihilation · iha—this world · pravṛittaḥ—participation · ṛite—without · api—even · tvām—you · na bhaviṣhyanti—shall cease to exist · sarve—all · ye—who · avasthitāḥ—arrayed · prati-anīkeṣhu—in the opposing army · yodhāḥ—the warriors

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