Sanskrit · Devanagari
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṃ bhaikṣyamapīha loke hatvārthakāmāṃstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhirapradigdhān
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Not killing (my) preceptors—(men) of great glory—it is better to live even on alms in this world. But killing them though they are avaricious of worldly goods I should only enjoy blood-tainted enjoyments. Nor do we know which of the two is better for us-whether that we should vanquish them
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Śaṅkarācārya
2.5 Sri Sankaracharya did not comment on this sloka. The commentary starts from 2.10.
ffdb1279b147…Rāmānuja
2.4 - 2.5 Arjuna said Again Arjuna, being moved by love, compassion and fear, mistaking unrighteousness for righteousness, and not understanding, i.e., not knowing the beneficial words of Sri Krsna, said as follows: 'How can I slay Bhisma, Drona and others worthy or reverence? After slaying those elders, though they are intensely attached to enjoyments, how can I enjoy those very pleasures which are now being enjoyed by them? For, it will be mixed with their blood.
cf37e9d177de…Swami Sivananda
2.5 गुरून् the Gurus (teachers)? अहत्वा instead of slaying? हि indeed? महानुभावान् most noble? श्रेयः better? भोक्तुम् to eat? भैक्ष्यम् alms? अपि even? इह here? लोके in the world? हत्वा having slain? अर्थकामान् desirous of wealth? तु indeed? गुरून् Gurus? इह here? एव also? भुञ्जीय enjoy? भोगान् enjoyments? रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् stained with blood.No commentary.
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