BG 1.10

अपर्याप्तं तदस्माकं बलं भीष्माभिरक्षितम् ।
पर्याप्तं त्विदमेतेषां बलं भीमाभिरक्षितम् ॥
aparyāptaṁ tad asmākaṁ balaṁ bhīṣmābhirakṣitam
paryāptaṁ tv idam eteṣāṁ balaṁ bhīmābhirakṣitam

Word-for-word meanings

tat — that;  balam — strength;  asmākam — of ours;  abhirakṣitam — well protected;  bhīṣma — by Bhīṣma;  aparyāptam — [is] immeasurable;  tu — whereas;  idam — this;  balam — strength;  eteṣām — of theirs [the Pāṇḍavas];  abhirakṣitam — fully protected;  bhīma — by Bhīma;  paryāptam — [is] limited [or, alternatively, is sufficient].

Translation

The strength of our army, well protected by Bhīṣma, is immeasurable*, whereas the strength of their army, fully protected by Bhīma, is limited.

Notes

* This word can also mean “insufficient.”

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