हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैवभुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् ॥
महानुभाव गुरुजनोंको न मारकर इस लोकमें मैं भिक्षाका अन्न खाना भी श्रेष्ठ समझता हूँ । क्योंकि गुरुजनोंको मारकर यहाँ रक्तसे सने हुए तथा धनकी कामनाकी मुख्यतावाले भोगोंको ही तो भोगूँगा ॥
एक मूल शिक्षा · चिंतनशील भाव · थोड़ा संदर्भ सहायक
“A victory that destroys reverence is already a loss.”
महानुभाव गुरुजनोंको न मारकर इस लोकमें मैं भिक्षाका अन्न खाना भी श्रेष्ठ समझता हूँ । क्योंकि गुरुजनोंको मारकर यहाँ रक्तसे सने हुए तथा धनकी कामनाकी मुख्यतावाले भोगोंको ही तो भोगूँगा ॥
श्लोक क्रम में — हर संस्कृत शब्द और नीचे उसका अर्थ। किसी शब्द पर जाकर उसे देखें।
शब्दशःteachers · without killing · indeed · great-souled, noble · better · to eat/enjoy · alms · even · here · in the world · having killed · those driven by wealth and desire · but · teachers · here · indeed · I would enjoy · pleasures · stained with blood
Arjuna says it would be better to live on alms than kill his respected teachers. He sees any victory gained that way as tainted by blood and greed.
यह श्लोक Arjuna द्वारा कहा गया है, कुरुक्षेत्र की भूमि पर, अध्याय "सांख्य योग" में।
श्लोक 5 भगवद् गीता के 2वें अध्याय में है — सांख्य योग। इस अध्याय में कुल 72 श्लोक हैं।
You are about to send the message that will end a friendship, or take the promotion that depends on someone else being pushed out. The win feels dirty before you even touch it.
Did you like this verse?
It shifts the question from can I win to can I live with the cost.
इस श्लोक का अर्थ
Arjuna says it would be better to live on alms than kill his respected teachers. He sees any victory gained that way as tainted by blood and greed.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On Kurukshetra, Arjuna stands frozen between two armies. Krishna has urged him to act, but Arjuna now names the moral cost: these are not enemies only, but revered teachers. His refusal deepens the crisis and shows how tangled duty has become.
आज के जीवन में महत्व
You are about to send the message that will end a friendship, or take the promotion that depends on someone else being pushed out. The win feels dirty before you even touch it.
“Some gains cost too much. Clear conscience matters more than winning.”
संबंधित विषय: kurukshetra (95 श्लोक)