Chapter 1 · Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
BHAGAVAD GITA · CHAPTER 1 · VERSE 46
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga
The Yoga of Arjuna’s Despondency
THE VERSE
Chapter 1, Verse 46
Arjuna Viṣāda Yoga Sanskrit verse
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः ।
धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत् ॥
Yadi mām apratīkāram aśastraṁ śastra-pāṇayaḥ
Dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣemataraṁ bhavet
TRANSLATION
What the verse says
It would be better for me if the armed sons of Dhritarashtra killed me while I remained unarmed and did not resist.
COMMENTARY / EXPLANATION
Understanding the verse.
Arjuna’s confusion has become so deep that he would rather die than perform the duty before him.
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A PRACTICAL REFLECTION
Carry this thought into your day.
Arjuna’s confusion has become so deep that he would rather die than perform the duty before him.
When have you mistaken withdrawal for peace?