2. Transcendental Knowledge

Sānkhya Yog

BG 2.8

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.

न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या
द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्
अवाप्य भूमावसपत्नमृद्धम्
राज्यं सुराणामपि चाधिपत्यम्



  • na — not

  • hi — certainly

  • prapaśhyāmi — I see

  • mamāpanudyād — the dispelling of my
    apanudyāt (3rd. sing. optative act. apa prefixed to the root nud).it should remove, it should take away, it should dispel, mama—my

  • yach-chhokam — which anguish

    • yach — which

    • chhokam — anguish
      śhokam—anguish

  • uchchhoṣhaṇam-indriyāṇām — is drying up the senses

    • uchchhoṣhaṇam — is drying up

    • indriyāṇām — of the senses

  • avāpya — after achieving

  • bhūmāv-asapatnamṛiddhaṁ — unrivaled prosperity on earth
    asapatnam—unrivaled; ṛiddham—prosperous

    • bhūmāv — on the earth

    • asapatnamṛiddhaṁ — unrivaled prosperity

  • rājyaṁ — kingdom

  • surāṇāmapi — even like the celestial gods

    • surāṇām — like the celestial gods

    • api — even

  • chādhipatyam — and sovereignty

    • cha — also

    • ādhipatyam — sovereignty

...2.3

Arjuna replied: How can I shoot an arrow at Grandsire Bhishma or my teacher Dronacharya, men who are worthy of my worship?

[4]

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.

[5]

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.

[6]

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.

[7]

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.

[8]

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Chapter 2, Verse 8