Word meanings
- yadi
- if
- mām
- me
- apratīkāram
- unresisting
- aśastram
- unarmed
- śastra-pāṇayaḥ
- those with weapons in hand
- dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ
- the sons of Dhritarashtra
- raṇe
- on the battlefield
- hanyuḥ
- shall kill
- tat
- that
- me
- to me
- kṣema-taram
- better
- bhavet
- would be
Translations
If the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me in battle, unresisting and unarmed, that would be better for me.
If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!
If, in this battle, the sons of Dhrtarastra, armed with weapons, kill me, who am non-resistant and unarmed, that will be more beneficial for me.
अगर ये हाथों में शस्त्र-अस्त्र लिये हुए धृतराष्ट्र के पक्षपाती लोग युद्धभूमि में सामना न करनेवाले तथा शस्त्ररहित मुझ को मार भी दें, तो वह मेरे लिये बड़ा ही हितकारक होगा।