1.46 यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः। धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्
yadi mām
Word meanings
yadi—if;mām—me;apratīkāram—unresisting;aśhastram—unarmed;śhastra-pāṇayaḥ—those with weapons in hand;dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥ—the sons of Dhritarashtra;raṇe—on the battlefield;hanyuḥ—shall kill;tat—that;me—to me;kṣhema-taram—better;bhavet—would be
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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It would be more beneficial for me if Dhrtarastra's men, with weapons in their hands, should slay me, unresisting and unarmed.
If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in their hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!"
If the well-armed sons of Dhrtarastra should slay me in battle, unresisting and unarmed, that will be better for me.
If, in this battle, the sons of Dhritarashtra armed with weapons kill me who am non-resistant and unarmed, that will be more beneficial to me.
If the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me in battle, unresisting and unarmed, that would be better for me.
2.1 तं तथा कृपयाऽविष्टमश्रुपूर्णाकुलेक्षणम्। विषीदन्तमिदं वाक्यमुवाच मधुसूदनः
taṃ tathā kṛpay
Word meanings
tam—to him (Arjun);tathā—thus;kṛipayā—with pity;āviṣhṭam—overwhelmed;aśhru-pūrṇa—full of tears;ākula—distressed;īkṣhaṇam—eyes;viṣhīdantam—grief-stricken;idam—these;vākyam—words;uvācha—said;madhusūdanaḥ—Shree Krishn, slayer of the Madhu demon
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Sanjaya said: To him, who was thus possessed by compassion, whose eyes were confused and filled with tears, and who was sinking in despondency, Madhusudana spoke the following words.
Sanjaya then told how the Lord Shri Krishna, seeing Arjuna overwhelmed with compassion, his eyes dimmed with flowing tears and full of despondency, consoled him:
Sanjaya said To him, who was thus overcome with pity, whose eyes were wet with tears, who was sorrow-stricken and who bore a bewildered look Sri Krsna spoke as follows:
To him who had been thus filled with pity, whose eyes were filled with tears and showed distress, and who was sorrowing, Madhusudan uttered these words:
To him who was thus overcome with pity and who was despondent, with eyes full of tears and agitated, Krishna or Madhusudana (the destroyer of Madhu), spoke these words.
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अर्जुनविषादयोग
Chapter 1: The War Within
arjunaviṣādayoga
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1.47 एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्। विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः
sañjaya uvāca
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Word meanings
evam uktvā—speaking thus;arjunaḥ—Arjun;saṅkhye—in the battlefield;ratha upasthe—on the chariot;upāviśhat—sat;visṛijya—casting aside;sa-śharam—along with arrows;chāpam—the bow;śhoka—with grief;saṁvigna—distressed;mānasaḥ—mind
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Sanjaya said, Having said this much about the battle, and letting his bow and arrows fall, Arjuna sat down on the back of the chariot, his mind agitated with grief.
Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."
Sanjaya said : Having spoken thus on the battle-field, Arjuna threw aside his how and arrows and sat down on the seat of the chariot, his heart overwhelmed with grief.
Having said so, Arjuna, with a mind afflicted with sorrow, sat down on the chariot in the midst of the battle, casting aside the bow along with the arrows.
Having thus spoken in the midst of the battlefield, Arjuna, casting away his bow and arrow, sat down on the seat of the chariot with his mind overwhelmed with sorrow.
