Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 11, verse 41 · Arjuna
Bhagavad Gita 11.41 · Sakheti Matva Prasabham
सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं
हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति ।
अजानता महिमानं तवेदं
मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि ॥
sakheti matvā prasabhaṃ yaduktaṃ
he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti |
ajānatā mahimānaṃ tavedaṃ
mayā pramādātpraṇayena vāpi ||
Translation
Whatever I said rashly, thinking of you as a friend — “O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend” — not knowing this greatness of yours, out of carelessness or even out of affection —
Context
Spoken by Arjuna in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga — “The Vision of the Universal Form”, which has 55 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 11.41 mean?
Whatever I said rashly, thinking of you as a friend — “O Krishna, O Yadava, O friend” — not knowing this greatness of yours, out of carelessness or even out of affection —
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 11.41?
Arjuna, in chapter 11, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga (The Vision of the Universal Form).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.