दिवि सूर्यसहस्रस्य भवेद्युगपदुत्थिता । यदि भाः सदृशी सा स्याद्भासस्तस्य महात्मनः ॥ १२ ॥
divi sūrya-sahasrasya bhaved yugapad utthitā yadi bhāḥ sadṛiśhī sā syād bhāsas tasya mahātmanaḥ
Translation
If the light of a thousand suns were to blaze forth all at once in the sky, it might resemble the splendour of that great being.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
यदि आकाश में हज़ार सूर्यों का प्रकाश एक साथ उदित हो जाए, तो वह शायद उस महात्मा के तेज के समान हो।
Commentary
This is one of the Gita's best-known images. Note that it is phrased as a condition ("if ... it might"): even a thousand suns is offered only as a comparison, not an equal. The verse became widely known outside India after J. Robert Oppenheimer recalled it in connection with the first atomic test in 1945.
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