BG 11.21

अमी हि त्वां सुरसङ्घा विशन्ति केचिद्भीताः प्राञ्जलयो गृणन्ति ।
स्वस्तीत्युक्त्वा महर्षिसिद्धसङ्घाः स्तुवन्ति त्वां स्तुतिभिः पुष्कलाभिः ॥
amī hi tvāṁ sura-saṅghā viśanti
kecid bhītāḥ prāñjalayo gṛṇanti
svastīty uktvā maharṣi-siddha-saṅghāḥ
stuvanti tvāṁ stutibhiḥ puṣkalābhiḥ

Word-for-word meanings

amī — these;  sura-saṅghāḥ — hosts of devas;  hi — verily;  viśanti — are entering;  tvām — into You;  kecit — some;  bhītāḥ — being frightened;  gṛṇanti — are praising [You];  prāñjalayaḥ — with palms joined in supplication;  mahā-ṛṣi — [while] the great sages;  siddha-saṅghāḥ — [and] hosts of perfected beings;  uktvā — uttering;  iti — thus;  svasti — “let there be universal wellbeing;  ” stuvanti — are extolling;  tvām — You;  puṣkalābhiḥ — [with] magnificent;  stutibhiḥ — hymns.

Translation

These hosts of devas are verily entering into You. Some, being frightened, are praising You with palms joined in supplication, while multitudes of great sages and perfected beings, uttering “let there be universal wellbeing” (svasti), are extolling You with magnificent hymns.

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