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यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः। धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।

yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣhemataraṁ bhavet

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 1, Verse 46
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
If the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me in battle, unresisting and unarmed, that would be better for me.

A Reading - Rantideb

Arjuna's preference to be killed unresisting rather than fight is the ultimate 'freeze' response. He chooses self-termination over executing a corrupted protocol.

yadiif
māmme
apratīkāramunresisting
aśhastramunarmed
śhastra-pāṇayaḥthose with weapons in hand
dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥthe sons of Dhritarashtra
raṇeon the battlefield
hanyuḥshall kill
tatthat
meto me
kṣhema-tarambetter
bhavetwould be

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
1.46 यदि if? माम् me? अप्रतीकारम् unresisting? अशस्त्रम् unarmed? शस्त्रपाणयः with weapons in hand? धार्तराष्ट्राः the sons of Dhritarashtra? रणे in the battle हन्युः should slay? तत् that? मे of me? क्षेमतरम् better? भवेत् would be.No Commentary.