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Bhagavad Gita 2.4

Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग

Arjuna said · अर्जुन ने कहा

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन ।इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन ॥

kathaṃ bhīṣmamahaṃ saṃkhye droṇaṃ ca madhusūdana |iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvarisūdana ||

Meaning of Gita 2.4 in English

Arjuna asks Krishna how he can shoot arrows at Bhishma and Drona in battle, when both of them deserve his deepest respect.

गीता 2.4 का हिंदी अर्थ

अर्जुन श्रीकृष्ण से पूछते हैं कि मैं युद्ध में भीष्म और द्रोण पर बाण कैसे चलाऊँ, जब वे दोनों मेरे लिए पूजनीय हैं?

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