Bhagavad Gita 2.4 meaningWho you really are
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“How can I fight people I love and respect?”
What it means
Arjuna replies: “How can I shoot arrows at Bhishma and Drona — people I love and respect?”
The original Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच । कथं भीष्ममहं सङ्ख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन । इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन ॥
arjuna uvāca kathaṃ bhīṣmamahaṃ saṅkhye droṇaṃ ca madhusūdana iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvarisūdana
Translations
Literal translation
Arjuna said: O Madhusudana, O destroyer of enemies, how can I fight with arrows in battle against Bhisma and Drona who are worthy of adoration?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे मधुसूदन ! मैं रणभूमि में किस प्रकार भीष्म और द्रोण के साथ बाणों से युद्ध करूँगा। हे अरिसूदन, वे दोनो ं ही पूजनीय हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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