Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 44
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 11 श्लोक 44

तस्मात्प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायं
प्रसादये त्वामहमीशमीड्यम्।
पितेव पुत्रस्य सखेव सख्युः
प्रियः प्रियायार्हसि देव सोढुम्।।11.44।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
11.44 Therefore, by bowing down and prostrating the body, I seek to propitate You who are God and are adorable. O Lord, You should [The elision of a (in arhasi of priyayarhasi) is a metrical licence.] forgive (my faults) as would a father (the faults) of a son, as a friend, of a friend, and as a lover of a beloved.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
11.44 Therefore, bowing down, prostrating my body, I crave Thy forgiveness, O adorable Lord. As a father forgives his son, a friend his (dear) friend, a lover his beloved, even so shouldst Thou 
forgive me, O God.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
11.44. Hence, paying homage, and prostrating may body,  I solicit grace of You, the Lord praisworthy.  O God !  Be pleased to bear with me, just as a beloved father with his beloved son and just as a dear friend with his dear friend.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 11.44Tasmaatpranamya pranidhaaya kaayamPrasaadaye twaamahameeshameedyam;
Piteva putrasya sakheva sakhyuhPriyah priyaayaarhasi deva sodhum.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 11.44tasmāt—therefore; praṇamya—bowing down; praṇidhāya—prostrating; kāyam—the body; prasādaye—to implore grace; tvām—your; aham—I; īśham—the Supreme Lord; īḍyam—adorable; pitā—father; iva—as; putrasya—with a son; sakhā—friend; iva—as; sakhyuḥ—with a friend; priyaḥ—a lover; priyāyāḥ—with the beloved; arhasi—you should; deva—Lord; soḍhum—forgive