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Arjuna

2.5 गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्

gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṃ bhaikṣyamapīha loke | hatvārthakāmāṃstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhirapradigdhān

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gurūn—teachers;ahatvā—not killing;hi—certainly;mahā-anubhāvān—noble elders;śhreyaḥ—better;bhoktum—to enjoy life;bhaikṣhyam—by begging;api—even;iha loke—in this world;hatvā—killing;artha—gain;kāmān—desiring;tu—but;gurūn—noble elders;iha—in this world;eva—certainly;bhuñjīya—enjoy;bhogān—pleasures;rudhira—blood;pradigdhān—tainted with

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

It is indeed good to go about begging in this world without killing the elders of great dignity; however, I would not enjoy, with greed for wealth, the blood-stained objects of pleasure by killing my elders.

Shri Purohit Swami

Rather would I content myself with a beggar's crust that kill these teachers of mine, these precious noble souls! To slay these masters who are my benefactors would be to stain the sweetness of life's pleasures with their blood.

Swami Adidevananda

It is better even to live on a beggar's fare in this world than to slay these most venerable teachers. If I should slay my teachers, though degraded they be by desire for wealth, I would be enjoying only blood-stained pleasures here.

Swami Gambirananda

Rather than killing the noble-minded elders, it is better in this world to live even on alms. But by killing the elders, we shall only be enjoying here the pleasures of wealth and desirable things drenched in blood.

Swami Sivananda

Better it is, indeed, in this world to accept alms than to slay the most noble teachers. But if I kill them, even in this world all my enjoyments of wealth and desires will be stained with (their) blood.

Arjuna

2.7 कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः। यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्

kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ pṛcchāmi tvāṃ dharmasaṃmūḍhacetāḥ | yacchreyaḥ syānniścitaṃ brūhi tanme śiṣyaste'haṃ śādhi māṃ tvāṃ prapannam

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kārpaṇya-doṣha—the flaw of cowardice;upahata—besieged;sva-bhāvaḥ—nature;pṛichchhāmi—I am asking;tvām—to you;dharma—duty;sammūḍha—confused;chetāḥ—in heart;yat—what;śhreyaḥ—best;syāt—may be;niśhchitam—decisively;brūhi—tell;tat—that;me—to me;śhiṣhyaḥ—disciple;te—your;aham—I;śhādhi—please instruct;mām—me;tvām—unto you;prapannam—surrendered

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

With my very nature, overpowered by the taint of pity, and with my mind, utterly confused as to the right action at this present juncture, I ask you: Tell me definitely what would be good for me; I am your pupil; please teach me, who is taking refuge in You.

Shri Purohit Swami

My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray.

Swami Adidevananda

With my heart stricken by the fault of weak compassion, with my mind perplexed about my duty, I reest you to say for certain what is good for me. I am your disciple. Teach me who have taken refuge in you.

Swami Gambirananda

With my nature overpowered by weak commiseration, with a mind bewildered about duty, I supplicate You. Tell me for certain that which is better; I am Your disciple. Instruct me who have taken refuge in You.

Swami Sivananda

My heart is overpowered by the taint of pity, my mind is confused as to duty. I ask Thee: tell me decisively what is good for me. I am Thy disciple. Instruct me who has taken refuge in Thee.

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2.6 न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः। यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः

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na—not;cha—and;etat—this;vidmaḥ—we know;katarat—which;naḥ—for us;garīyaḥ—is preferable;yat vā—whether;jayema—we may conquer;yadi—if;vā—or;naḥ—us;jayeyuḥ—they may conquer;yān—whom;eva—certainly;hatvā—after killing;na—not;jijīviṣhāmaḥ—we desire to live;te—they;avasthitāḥ—are standing;pramukhe—before us;dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥ—the sons of Dhritarashtra

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Whether we should conquer in the battle, or they should conquer us—we do not know which is better for us. For, having killed whom, we would not wish to live at all, the same persons stand before us as Dhrtarastra's men.

Shri Purohit Swami

Nor can I say whether it were better that they conquer me or for me to conquer them, since would no longer care to live if I killed these sons of Dhritarashtra, now preparing for fight.

Swami Adidevananda

We do not know, which of the two is better for us - whether our vanishing them, or their vanishing us. The very sons of Dhrtarastra, whom, if we slay, we should not wish to live, even they are standing in array against us.

Swami Gambirananda

We do not know this as well as to which is the better for us, (and) whether we shall win, or whether they shall conquer us. Those very sons of Dhritarashtra, by killing whom we do not wish to live, stand in confrontation.

Swami Sivananda

I can hardly tell which will be better: that we should conquer them or they should conquer us. Even the sons of Dhritarashtra, after slaying whom we do not wish to live, stand facing us.