Seeing Your great form, of many mouths and eyes, oh mighty-armed one, of many arms, thighs and feet, of many bellies, of many terrible fangs, the worlds are trembling, and so am I.

Arjuna confesses his own fear. Rūpam mahat — great form — the viśvarūpa. Bahu-vaktra-netram — many mouths and eyes — omnipresent in perception.

Mahā-bāho — oh mighty-armed one! — irony: Arjuna is called thus, but now he fears. Bahu-bāhu-uru-pādam — many arms, thighs, feet — multiplicity of limbs.

Bahūdaram — many bellies — consuming everything. Bahu-daṃṣṭrā-karālam — many terrible fangs — the mouth as death. Pravyathitaḥ — trembling.