Chapter 1, Verse 10
Text
अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम् | पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम् ||१-१०||
Transliteration
aparyāptaṃ tadasmākaṃ balaṃ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam . paryāptaṃ tvidameteṣāṃ balaṃ bhīmābhirakṣitam ||1-10||
Translations
In English by Swami Sivananda
1.10. "This army of ours marshalled by Bhishma is insufficient, whereas that army of theirs marshelled by Bhima is sufficient.
In English by Swami Sivananda
1.10 अपर्याप्तम् insufficient, तत् that, अस्माकम् ours, बलम् army, भीष्माभिरक्षितम् marshalled by Bhishma, पर्याप्तम् sufficient, तु while, इदम् this, एतेषाम् their, बलम् army, भीमाभिरक्षितम् marshalled by Bhima.Commentary The verse is differently interpreted by different commentators. Sridhara Swami takes the word aparyaptam to mean insufficient. Ananda Giri takes it to mean unlimited.