BG 11.16

अनेकबाहूदरवक्त्रनेत्रं पश्यामि त्वां सर्वतोऽनन्तरूपम् ।
नान्तं न मध्यं न पुनस्तवादिं पश्यामि विश्वेश्वर विश्वरूप ॥
aneka-bāhūdara-vaktra-netraṁ
paśyāmi tvāṁ sarvato ’nanta-rūpam
nāntaṁ na madhyaṁ na punas tavādiṁ
paśyāmi viśveśvara viśva-rūpa

Word-for-word meanings

viśva-īśvara — O Master of the universe;  viśva-rūpa — O Cosmic Form;  paśyāmi — I see;  tvām — You;  sarvataḥ — in all directions;  ananta-rūpam — having an unlimited form;  aneka — [possessing] innumerable;  bāhu — arms;  udara — bellies;  vaktra — mouths;  netram — [and] eyes;  punaḥ — yet;  paśyāmi — I can see;  na antam — neither the end;  na madhyam — nor the middle;  na ādim — nor the beginning;  tava — of You.

Translation

O Master of the universe, O Cosmic Form (Viśvarūpa), I see You in all directions, having an unlimited form possessing innumerable arms, bellies, mouths, and eyes. Yet, I can see neither Your end, nor Your middle, nor Your beginning.

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