ततः स विस्मयाविष्टो हृष्टरोमा धनञ्जयः ।प्रणम्य शिरसा देवं कृताञ्जलिरभाषत ॥
tataḥ sa vismayāviṣṭo hṛṣṭa-romā dhanañjayaḥ |praṇamya śirasā devaṃ kṛtāñjalir abhāṣata ||
- ततः · tataḥ
- then
- विस्मयाविष्टः · vismayāviṣṭaḥ
- filled with amazement
- हृष्टरोमा · hṛṣṭa-romā
- with hair standing on end
- धनञ्जयः · dhanañjayaḥ
- Dhananjaya (Arjuna)
- प्रणम्य · praṇamya
- having bowed down
- शिरसा · śirasā
- with the head
- कृताञ्जलिः · kṛtāñjaliḥ
- with folded hands
- अभाषत · abhāṣata
- spoke
“Then Dhananjaya, filled with wonder, his hair standing on end, bowed his head before the God and spoke with folded hands.”
— Original plain-language translation
The body reacts before speech: trembling, hair on end, prostration. From here through verse 31, Arjuna himself speaks inside the vision — awe and intimacy alternating as he tries to put boundlessness into words.
— Reader's notes (original)