Bhagavad Gita 2.5
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) · सांख्ययोग
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके ।हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैवभुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् ॥
gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvānśreyo bhoktuṃ bhaikṣyamapīha loke |hatvārthakāmāṃstu gurūnihaivabhuñjīya bhogān rudhirapradigdhān ||
Meaning of Gita 2.5 in English
Arjuna says it would be better to live by begging than to kill his noble teachers. If he kills them, every pleasure he enjoys afterwards would feel stained with their blood.
गीता 2.5 का हिंदी अर्थ
अर्जुन कहते हैं कि महान गुरुओं को मारने से अच्छा है कि भीख माँगकर जी लूँ। उन्हें मारकर जो भी सुख भोगूँगा, वह उनके खून से सना हुआ लगेगा।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.