श्रीभगवानुवाच
2.2 कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्। अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन
śrī bhagavān uvāca
kutas
Word meanings
kutaḥ—wherefrom;tvā—to you;kaśhmalam—delusion;idam—this;viṣhame—in this hour of peril;samupasthitam—overcome;anārya—crude person;juṣhṭam—practiced;aswargyam—which does not lead to the higher abodes;akīrti-karam—leading to disgrace;arjuna—Arjun
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The Bhagavat said, "O Arjuna! At this critical moment, whence did this sinful act come to you, which is practiced by men of low birth and leads to hell, and is inglorious?"
"The Lord said: My beloved friend! Why yield, just on the eve of battle, to this weakness which does no credit to those who call themselves Aryans, and only brings them infamy and bars against them the gates of heaven?
The Lord said Whence comes on you this despondency, O Arjuna, in this crisis? It is unift for a noble person. It is disgraceful and it obstructs one's attainment of heaven.
O Arjuna, in this perilous place, whence has come to you this impurity entertained by unenlightened persons, which does not lead to heaven and which brings infamy?
Whence is this perilous strait come upon thee, this dejection which is unworthy of thee, disgraceful, and which will close the gates of heaven upon thee, O Arjuna?
अर्जुन उवाच
2.4 कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन। इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन
arjuna uvāca
kathaṃ bhīṣmam
Word meanings
katham—how;bhīṣhmam—Bheeshma;aham—I;sankhye—in battle;droṇam—Dronacharya;cha—and;madhu-sūdana—Shree Krishn, slayer of the Madhu demon;iṣhubhiḥ—with arrows;pratiyotsyāmi—shall I shoot;pūjā-arhau—worthy of worship;ari-sūdana—destroyer of enemies
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said, "How can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhisma and Drona, both of whom are worthy of reverence? O slayer of Mandhu, O slayer of foes!"
Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?
Arjuna said How can I, O slayer of foes, aim arrows in battle against Bhisma and Drona who are worthy of reverence?
O Madhusudan, O destroyer of enemies, how can I fight with arrows in battle against Bhishma and Drona who are worthy of adoration?
How, O Madhusudana, shall I fight in battle with arrows against Bhishma and Drona, who are fit to be worshipped, O destroyer of enemies?
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.3 क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते। क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप
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Word meanings
klaibyam—unmanliness;mā sma—do not;gamaḥ—yield to;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;na—not;etat—this;tvayi—to you;upapadyate—befitting;kṣhudram—petty;hṛidaya—heart;daurbalyam—weakness;tyaktvā—giving up;uttiṣhṭha—arise;param-tapa—conqueror of enemies
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Do not stoop to unmanliness, O son of Kunti! It does not befit you. Shunning the petty weakness of heart, arise, O scorcher of foes!
O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou who art the terror of thine enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy, make ready to act!
Yield not to unmanliness, O Arjuna, it does not become you. Shake off this base faint-heartedness and arise, O scorcher of foes!
O Partha, yield not to unmanliness. This does not befit you. O scorcher of foes, arise, giving up the petty weakness of the heart.
Yield not to impotence, O Arjuna, son of Pritha! It does not befit thee. Cast off this mean weakness of the heart. Stand up, O scorcher of foes!
