Bhagavad Gita · 2.4
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच ।
कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन ।
इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca |
kathaṁ bhīṣmam ahaṁ saṅkhye droṇaṁ ca madhusūdana |
iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāv arisūdana ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनः उवाचarjunaḥ uvācaArjuna said.
कथम्kathamhow? in what manner?
भीष्मम्bhīṣmamagainst Bhīṣma.
अहम्ahamI.
सङ्ख्येsaṅkhyein battle.
द्रोणम्droṇamand against Droṇa.
चcaand.
मधुसूदनmadhusūdanaO Madhusūdana! (slayer of the demon Madhu).
इषुभिःiṣubhiḥwith arrows.
प्रतियोत्स्यामिpratiyotsyāmiI shall fight back, I shall raise my weapons.
पूजार्हौpūjā-arhauworthy of worship, those who should be revered.
अरिसूदनarisūdanaO Arisūdana! (slayer of foes).
Translation
Arjuna said: “O Madhusūdana, O slayer of foes, how in this battle can I raise my weapons and loose arrows against Bhīṣma and Droṇa, who are worthy of my highest worship?”
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