Chapter 1, Verse 46
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः। धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।
yadi māmapratīkāramaśastraṃ śastrapāṇayaḥ. dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyustanme kṣemataraṃ bhavet.।1.46.।
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- यदि
- if
- माम्
- me
- अप्रतीकारम्
- not retaliating/offering no resistance
- अशस्त्रम्
- unarmed, without a weapon
- शस्त्रपाणयः
- those with weapons in hand (the armed ones)
- धार्तराष्ट्राः
- the sons of Dhritarashtra
- रणे
- in battle
- हन्युः
- might kill/slay
- तत्
- that
- मे
- for me/to me
- क्षेमतरम्
- more beneficial/safer
- भवेत्
- would be
Commentary
If the sons of Dhritarashtra, weapon in hand, should kill me in battle, me weaponless and not defending (myself), that would be better for me. Sanjaya said:
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain -- Shankara's commentary offers no independent gloss for this narrative verse; text is the literal translation.
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यदि
माम्
अप्रतीकारम्
अशस्त्रम्
शस्त्रपाणयः
धार्तराष्ट्राः
रणे
हन्युः
तत्
मे
क्षेमतरम्
भवेत्
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