Word meanings
- arjunaḥ uvāca
- Arjun said
- katham
- how
- bhīṣmam
- Bheeshma
- aham
- I
- sankhye
- in battle
- droṇam
- Dronacharya
- ca
- and
- madhu-sūdana
- Shree Krishn, slayer of the Madhu demon
- iṣubhiḥ
- with arrows
- pratiyotsyāmi
- shall I shoot
- pūjā-arhau
- worthy of worship
- ari-sūdana
- destroyer of enemies
Translations
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?"
Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, whom I should revere?
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?"
अर्जुन बोले - हे मधुसूदन! मैं रणभूमिमें भीष्म और द्रोणके साथ बाणोंसे युद्ध कैसे करूँ? क्योंकि हे अरिसूदन! ये दोनों ही पूजाके योग्य हैं।