TEXT 45
TEXT 45
Devanagari
Devanagari
धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत् ॥ ४५ ॥
Text
Tekst
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 — 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.
yadi — isegi kui; mām — mind; apratīkāram — vastu hakkamata; aśastram — omamata täit varustust; śastra-pāṇayaḥ — need, kelle käes on relvad; dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ — Dhṛtarāṣṭra pojad; raṇe — lahinguväljal; hanyuḥ — võivad tappa; tat — see; me — minu jaoks; kṣema-taram — parem; bhavet — oleks.
Translation
Translation
Better for me if the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, weapons in hand, were to kill me unarmed and unresisting on the battlefield.
Oleks parem kui Dhṛtarāṣṭra pojad, relvad käes, tapaksid mu, relvitu ja vastupanutu, siinsamas lahinguväljal.
Purport
Purport
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.
Vastavalt kṣatriya lahingupidamise printsiipidele on tavaks, et relvitut ja vastupanu mitte osutavat vaenlast ei rünnata. Arjuna aga otsustas, et kui vaenlane teda sellises täbaras olukorras ka ründaks, ei astuks ta ikkagi lahingusse. Ta ei arvestanud, kuivõrd veendunud oli vastaspool oma otsuses võidelda. Kõik need seisukohad tulenevad Arjuna heasüdamlikkusest, mis on omane Jumala suurele pühendunule.