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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

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 2, Verse 4
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Arjuna said, "O Madhusudana, how can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy of being worshipped, O destroyer of enemies?"

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Arjuna pushes back immediately, unconvinced, and the text lets his objection stand as reasonable, not foolish.

In life: it's fair to resist advice before you've actually tested it against your own reasoning.

Teaching: don't fake agreement to end a hard conversation faster. Push back honestly, the way Arjuna does, real clarity comes from working through the resistance, not skipping it.

arjunaḥ uvāchaArjun said
kathamhow
bhīṣhmamBheeshma
ahamI
sankhyein battle
droṇamDronacharya
chaand
madhu-sūdanaShree Krishn, slayer of the Madhu demon
iṣhubhiḥwith arrows
pratiyotsyāmishall I shoot
pūjā-arhauworthy of worship
ari-sūdanadestroyer of enemies

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
2.4 कथम् how? भीष्मम् Bhishma? अहम् I? संख्ये in battle? द्रोणम् Drona? च and? मधुसूदन O Madhusudana? इषुभिः with arrows? प्रतियोत्स्यामि shall fight? पूजार्हौ worthy to be worshipped? अरिसूदन O destroyer of enemies.No commentary.