TEXT 45
TEXT 45
Tekst
Text
aśastraṁ śastra-pāṇayaḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyus
tan me kṣema-taraṁ bhavet
aśastraṁ śastra-pāṇayaḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyus
tan me kṣema-taraṁ bhavet
Synonyms
Synonyms
yadi — selv hvis; mām — mig; apratīkāram — uden at gøre modstand; aśastram — uden at være helt udrustet; śastra-pāṇayaḥ — de, som bærer våben i hænderne; dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ — Dhṛtarāṣṭras sønner; raṇe — på slagmarken; hanyuḥ — måtte dræbe; tat — det; me — for mig; kṣema-taram — bedre; bhavet — ville være.
yadi — even if; mām — me; apratīkāram — without being resistant; aśastram — without being fully equipped; śastra-pāṇayaḥ — those with weapons in hand; dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ — the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra; raṇe — on the battlefield; hanyuḥ — may kill; tat — that; me — for me; kṣema-taram — better; bhavet — would be.
Translation
Translation
Det ville være bedre for mig, hvis Dhṛtarāṣṭras sønner med våben i hånd dræbte mig ubevæbnet og modstandsløs på slagmarken.
Better for me if the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, weapons in hand, were to kill me unarmed and unresisting on the battlefield.
Purport
Purport
FORKLARING: Det er tradition ifølge kṣatriyaens kampprincipper, at en ubevæbnet og uvillig fjende ikke må angribes. Arjuna besluttede sig imidlertid for, at selv hvis fjenden angreb ham i en sådan prekær tilstand, ville han ikke kæmpe. Han tog ikke engang i betragtning, hvor meget den anden side var forhippet på krig. Alle disse symptomer skyldes den godhjertethed, der er en konsekvens af at være en stor hengiven af Herren.
It is the custom – according to kṣatriya fighting principles – that an unarmed and unwilling foe should not be attacked. Arjuna, however, decided that even if attacked by the enemy in such an awkward position, he would not fight. He did not consider how much the other party was bent upon fighting. All these symptoms are due to soft-heartedness resulting from his being a great devotee of the Lord.