TEXT 45
TEXT 45
Texte
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: même si; mām: moi; apratīkāram: sans résistance; aśastram: sans armes adéquates; śastra-pāṇayaḥ: ceux qui ont les armes à la main; dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ: les fils de Dhṛtarāṣṭra; raṇe: sur le champ de bataille; hanyuḥ: tuaient; tat: cela; me: pour moi; kṣema-taram: mieux; bhavet: serait.
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
Mieux vaut pour moi mourir désarmé sur le champ de bataille, exposé aux armes des fils de Dhṛtarāṣṭra, sans opposer la moindre résistance.
Better for me if the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, weapons in hand, were to kill me unarmed and unresisting on the battlefield.
Purport
Purport
Le code militaire du kṣatriya interdit d’attaquer un ennemi désarmé ou qui refuse de lutter. Sans prendre en compte l’immense désir de se battre de l’ennemi, Arjuna décide de ne pas combattre, même si, désarmé, il se fait attaquer. Sa grande douceur de cœur lui dicte sa conduite. Elle atteste de son ardente dévotion pour le Seigneur.
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.