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Bhagavad Gita 2.4

अर्जुन उवाच कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन। इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।

arjuna uvācha kathaṁ bhīṣhmam ahaṁ sankhye droṇaṁ cha madhusūdana iṣhubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvari-sūdana

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
arjunaḥ uvāchaarjunaḥ uvāchaArjun said
kathamkathamhow
bhīṣhmambhīṣhmamBheeshma
ahamahamI
sankhyesankhyein battle
droṇamdroṇamDronacharya
chachaand
madhu-sūdanamadhu-sūdanaShree Krishn, slayer of the Madhu demon
iṣhubhiḥiṣhubhiḥwith arrows
pratiyotsyāmipratiyotsyāmishall I shoot
pūjā-arhaupūjā-arhauworthy of worship
ari-sūdanaari-sūdanadestroyer of enemies

Arjuna said, "O Madhusudana, how can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy of being worshipped, O destroyer of enemies?"

अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे मधुसूदन ! मैं रणभूमि में किस प्रकार भीष्म और द्रोण के साथ बाणों से युद्ध करूँगा। हे अरिसूदन, वे दोनों ही पूजनीय हैं।।