Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 2.4

Sanskrit

अर्जुन उवाच कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन। इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।

arjuna uvācha kathaṁ bhīṣhmam ahaṁ sankhye droṇaṁ cha madhusūdana iṣhubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvari-sūdana

Meaning

When facing difficult decisions against respected opponents, focus on your duty rather than personal discomfort or emotional attachment to the outcome.

Translation

Arjuna said, "O Madhusudana, O destroyer of enemies, how can I fight with arrows in battle against Bhisma and Drona, who are worthy of adoration?"

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: