BG 2.4
Arjuna replied: How can I shoot an arrow at Grandsire Bhishma or my teacher Dronacharya, men who are worthy of my worship?
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन
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arjuna — Arjuna
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uvācha — said
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kathaṁ — how
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bhīṣhmam — Bhishma
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ahaṁ — I
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sankhye — in battle
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droṇaṁ — Drona
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cha — and
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madhusūdana — Krishna
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iṣhubhiḥ — with arrows
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pratiyotsyāmi — shall I shoot
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pūjārhāvari-sūdana — worthy of worship, Krishna
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pūjā-arhau — worthy of worship
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ari-sūdana — Krishna
Refers to Krishna as "destroyer of enemies".
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Arjuna replied: How can I shoot an arrow at Grandsire Bhishma or my teacher Dronacharya, men who are worthy of my worship? It would be better to live as a beggar than to kill my exalted teachers. Anything gained from killing my elders would be always be stained by their blood. We do not know if it is better for us to conquer or to be conquered. The sons of Dhritarashtra, who we do not want to kill, stand ready to kill us. My heart is besieged by cowardice, and I need your guidance on what my duty is. I am your disciple and surrender completely to your wisdom. I do not see this overwhelming grief going away even if I were the most prosperous king in the world, or even if I were to gain sovereignty over all of heaven.
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