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Bhagavad Gita 2.6

Chapter 2 · Sankhya YogaSpeaker: ArjunaListener: Shri Krishna
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न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः ।
यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषामस्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः ॥ ६ ॥

na caitadvidmaḥ kataranno garīyo yadvā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ
yāneva hatvā na jijīviṣāmaste'vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ

Word by word

न च एतत् विद्मःand we do not know this
कतरत्which
नः गरीयःis better for us
यत् वा जयेमthat we should conquer
यदि वा नः जयेयुःor that they should conquer us
यान् एव हत्वाhaving slain whom
न जिजीविषामःwe would not wish to live
ते अवस्थिताः प्रमुखेthey stand before us
धार्तराष्ट्राःthe sons of Dhritarashtra

Translation

ENGLISH

Nor do we know which is better for us, that we should conquer them or that they should conquer us. The sons of Dhritarashtra, after slaying whom we would not wish to live, stand before us.

हिंदी

हम यह भी नहीं जानते कि हमारे लिए क्या श्रेष्ठ है: हम उन्हें जीतें या वे हमें जीतें। जिन्हें मारकर हम जीना भी नहीं चाहेंगे, वही धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्र हमारे सामने खड़े हैं।

Explanation

Arjuna now admits that he cannot reach a decision. Victory and defeat alike seem to bring him only sorrow. This very uncertainty leads him, in the next verse, to become a disciple and ask for guidance.

How this verse connects

SpeakerArjunaListenerShri KrishnaTextMahabharata, Bhishma Parva

Sources

  1. Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
  2. English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team

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