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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 4

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

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

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.4 mean?

Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, whom I should revere?

Word-by-word meaning

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · katham—how · bhīṣhmam—Bheeshma · aham—I · sankhye—in battle · droṇam—Dronacharya · cha—and · madhu-sūdana—Shree Krishn, slayer of the Madhu demon · iṣhubhiḥ—with arrows · pratiyotsyāmi—shall I shoot · pūjā-arhau—worthy of worship · ari-sūdana—destroyer of enemies

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