Bhagavad Gita 2.6 (BG 2.6) | Sāṅkhya-yoga: Yoga of Contemplation on Self
न चैतद्विद्म: कतरन्नो गरीयो
यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयु: ।
यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम:-
तेऽवस्थिता: प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्रा: ॥
na caitad-vidma: kataran-no garīyo
yad-vā jayema yadi vā no jayeyu:
yān-eva hatvā na jijīviṣāma:-
te‘vasthitā: pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrā: – 2.6
We do not know which indeed is better, more virtuous
– whether we should win or they should win over us.
After killing whom, we do not aspire to live, those very
souls are standing in front on the side of Dhritarashtra.
BG 2.6: Commentary by Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Arjuna reminds Krishna that he has stationed the chariot in front of Bheeshma and Drona, who command the enemy’s army. In order to penetrate the enemy formation,he has to contend them first.
Well, using his skill and merit, cannot Arjuna fight the opponents, avoiding efficiently Bheeshma and Drona,dealing only with the rest? That will not be feasible,says Arjuna, as the two are standing right in front. He does not find any escape in the matter. Being so, he is unable to say whether winning the war is better or letting them win!
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