Bhagavad Gita 1.46
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः। धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।
yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣhemataraṁ bhavet
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yadi | yadi | if |
| mām | mām | me |
| apratīkāram | apratīkāram | unresisting |
| aśhastram | aśhastram | unarmed |
| śhastra-pāṇayaḥ | śhastra-pāṇayaḥ | those with weapons in hand |
| dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥ | dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥ | the sons of Dhritarashtra |
| raṇe | raṇe | on the battlefield |
| hanyuḥ | hanyuḥ | shall kill |
| tat | tat | that |
| me | me | to me |
| kṣhema-taram | kṣhema-taram | better |
| bhavet | bhavet | would be |
If the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me in battle, unresisting and unarmed, that would be better for me.
यदि मुझ शस्त्ररहित और प्रतिकार न करने वाले को ये शस्त्रधारी कौरव रण में मारें, तो भी वह मेरे लिये कल्याणकारक होगा।