2.5 gurūn ahatvā hi mahānubhāvān (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 4 Simple gurūn ahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṁ bhaikṣyam apīha loke hatvārtha-kāmāṁs tu gurūn ihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira-pradigdhān ‘Than killing these noble-souled teachers, it is in this world by far nobler to subsist by mendicancy, than that by killing … Read more

2.5 gurUnahathvA hi mahAnubhAvAn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 4 SlOkam – Original gurUnahathvA hi mahAnubhAvAn SrEyaScharththum [SrEyO bhOkthum] bhaikshamapIha lOkE | hathvArthakAmAmsthu gurUnihaiva bhunjIya bhOgAn rudhirapradhigdhAn || word-by-word meaning mahAnubhAvAn – respectable gurUn – elders (like bhIshma, dhrONa) ahathvA – without killing iha lOkE – in this … Read more

2.4 katham bhIshmam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 3 SlOkam – Original arjuna uvAcha katham bhIshmamaham sankyE dhrONam cha madhusUdhana | ishubhi: prathiyOthsyAmi pUjArhAvarisUdhana || word-by-word meaning arisUdhana  – Oh destroyer of enemies! madhusUdhana – killer of asura named madhu! aham – I sankyE – in the … Read more

2.4 kathaṁ bhīṣmam ahaṁ saṅkhye (Original)

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 3 Simple Arjuna not appreciating the wise counsellings of Bhagavān, because he was still agitated with sentiments of friendship and pity, and with dread of what may be right and what may be wrong, again delivered himself thus:- kathaṁ … Read more