TEXT 5

Devanagari

गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्
श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके ।
हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव
भुज्ज‍ीय भोगान्‍रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् ॥ ५ ॥

Text

Tekst

gurūn ahatvā hi mahānubhāvān
śreyo bhoktuṁ bhaikṣyam apīha loke
hatvārtha-kāmāṁs tu gurūn ihaiva
bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira-pradigdhān

Synonyms

gurūn — the superiors; ahatvā — not killing; hi — certainly; mahā-anubhāvān — great souls; śreyaḥ — it is better; bhoktum — to enjoy life; bhaikṣyam — by begging; api — even; iha — in this life; loke — in this world; hatvā — killing; artha — gain; kāmān — desiring; tu — but; gurūn — superiors; iha — in this world; eva — certainly; bhuñjīya — one has to enjoy; bhogān — enjoyable things; rudhira — blood; pradigdhān — tainted with.

gurūn — kõrgemalseisvaid; ahatvā — tapmata; hi — kindlasti; mahā-anubhāvān — suuri hingi; śreyaḥ — on parem; bhoktum — nautida elu; bhaikṣyam — kerjates; api — isegi; iha — selles elus; loke — selles maailmas; hatvā — tappes; artha — kasu; kāmān — ihaldades; tu — aga; gurūn — kõrgemalseisvaid; iha — selles maailmas; eva — kindlasti; bhuñjīya — tuleb nautida; bhogān — nauditavaid asju; rudhira — veri; pradigdhān — kokku määritud.

Translation

It would be better to live in this world by begging than to live at the cost of the lives of great souls who are my teachers. Even though desiring worldly gain, they are superiors. If they are killed, everything we enjoy will be tainted with blood.

Parem elada siin maailmas kerjates, kui elada nende suurte hingede elude arvel, kes on olnud minu õpetajaiks. Ehkki nad ihaldavad maiseid rikkusi, on nad siiski minust kõrgemal seisvad. Kui nad tappa, määrdub verega kõik, mida me naudime.

Purport

According to scriptural codes, a teacher who engages in an abominable action and has lost his sense of discrimination is fit to be abandoned. Bhīṣma and Droṇa were obliged to take the side of Duryodhana because of his financial assistance, although they should not have accepted such a position simply on financial considerations. Under the circumstances, they have lost the respectability of teachers. But Arjuna thinks that nevertheless they remain his superiors, and therefore to enjoy material profits after killing them would mean to enjoy spoils tainted with blood.

Vastavalt pühakirjade põhimõtetele on õpetaja, kes sooritab põlastusväärseid tegusid ning kes on kaotanud asjade eristamistaju, väärt hülgamist. Bhīṣma ja Droṇa olid sunnitud astuma Duryodhana poolele, sest viimane oli osutanud neile finantsilist abi. Kuid nad ei oleks pidanud end üksnes oma rahalise olukorra tõttu sellisesse positsiooni seadma. Antud olukorras on nad kaotanud õpetajate väärikuse. Kuid Arjuna arvab, et nad on sellegipoolest temast kõrgemal seisvad, ning et neid tappes oleksid kõik tema poolt nauditavad materiaalsed hüved nende verega määritud.