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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 46

Arjuna's Dejection

यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः। धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्

yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣhemataraṁ bhavet

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.46 mean?

If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!

Word-by-word meaning

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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