Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 6 (2.6)

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 6 (2.6)

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न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो । यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः | | यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषामस्- | तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः | | २-६ | |

na chaitadvidmaḥ kataranno garīyo yadvā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ yāneva hatvā na jijīviṣhāmas- te’vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥ

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Line 1:

• न (na) — हम जीना नहीं चाहेंगे(we would not wish to live)
• च (cha) — हम यह नहीं जानते(we do not know this)
• i joined in chaitadvidmaḥ
• तत् (tad) — वह(that)
• इम (vidmah) — हम यह नहीं जानते(we do not know this)
• कतर (katarat) — हमारे लिए क्या श्रेष्ठ है(which is better for us)
• ओ (no) — वे हमें जीत सकते हैं(they may conquer us)
• गइय (gariyah) — हमारे लिए क्या श्रेष्ठ है(which is better for us)

Line 2:

• यत् (yat) — जो कि(that which)
• va joined in yadvā
• जएम (jayema) — जीतना(we may conquer)
• यत् (yat) — जो कि(that which)
• i joined in yadi
• va joined in vā
• ओ (no) — वे हमें जीत सकते हैं(they may conquer us)
• जएउ (jayeyuh) — वे हमें जीत सकते हैं(they may conquer us)

Line 3:

• य (yan) — जिन्हें मारकर(killing whom)
• एव (eva) — जिन्हें मारकर(killing whom)
• हव (hatva) — जिन्हें मारकर(killing whom)
• न (na) — हम जीना नहीं चाहेंगे(we would not wish to live)
• इइइशम (jijivishamah) — हम जीना नहीं चाहेंगे(we would not wish to live)

Line 4:

• tev joined in te’vasthitāḥ
• अस्ति (asti) — है(is)
• tah joined in te’vasthitāḥ
• pramuke joined in pramukhe
• धार्तराष्ट्राः (Dhartarashtrah) — धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्र(Dhritarashtra's sons)

English: Arjuna admits he does not know whether victory or defeat would be better, since those he does not wish to kill stand before him.

💡 Commentary Note

Arjuna experiences deep decision paralysis, where both winning and losing seem equally undesirable. This state of uncertainty occurs when we lose sight of our core purpose.

Learnings from Shloka 6:

• Decision paralysis:: When we focus too much on the outcomes, we can become paralyzed by the fear of making the wrong choice.
• Illusion of control:: Trying to predict every outcome of a situation often leads to confusion rather than clarity.

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