Word
vaktrāṇi
Used in 4 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- mouths (4)
Every verse
- 11.26अमी च त्वां धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्राःamī cha tvāṁ dhṛitarāśhtrasya putrāḥAll the sons of Dhritarashtra, along with the hosts of kings of the earth, Bhishma, Drona, and Karna, as well as the chief among our warriors.Here: mouths
- 11.27वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्तिvaktrāṇi te tvaramāṇā viśanti daṁṣṭrā-karālāni bhayānakāni kecid vilagnā daśanāntareṣu sandṛśyante cūrṇitair uttamāṅgaiḥSome hurry into Your mouths with their terrible teeth, fearful to behold. Some are found stuck in the gaps between the teeth, their heads crushed to powder.Here: mouths
- 11.28यथा नदीनां बहवोऽम्बुवेगाःyathā nadīnāṁ bahavo ’mbu-vegāḥVerily, just as many torrents of rivers flow towards the ocean, so too these heroes in the world of men enter Thy flaming mouths.Here: mouths
- 11.29यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गाyathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgāAs moths hurriedly rush into a blazing fire, leading to their own destruction, so too these creatures hurry into Your mouths, leading to their own destruction.Here: mouths