न चैतद्विद्म: कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयु: यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम स्तेऽवस्थिता: प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्रा:
na chaitadvidmaḥ kataranno garīyo yadvā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ yāneva hatvā na jijīviṣhāmas te ’vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥ
Recitation · Text 2.6
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (22 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Arjuna admits he doesn't even know which is better — winning or losing — since the men standing opposite, ready to kill him, are the very people whose deaths would make life not worth living either way.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Arjuna's dilemma isn't between two answers — it's the discovery that neither available answer feels survivable.