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Chapter 2. Contents of the Gita Summarized TEXT 4 arjuna uvaca
SYNONYMS  arjunah uvaca--Arjuna
said; katham--how; bhismam--unto Bhisma; aham--I;
sankhye--in
the fight; dronam--unto Drona; ca--also;
madhu-sudana--O
killer of Madhu; isubhih--with arrows; pratiyotsyami--shall
counterattack; puja-arhau--those who are worshipable; ari-sudana--O
killer of the enemies.
TRANSLATION Arjuna said:
O killer of Madhu [Krsna], how can I counterattack with arrows in battle
men like Bhisma and Drona, who are worthy of my worship?
PURPORT Respectable
superiors like Bhisma the grandfather and Dronacarya the teacher are always
worshipable. Even if they attack, they should not be counterattacked. It
is general etiquette that superiors are not to be offered even a verbal
fight. Even if they are sometimes harsh in behavior, they should not be
harshly treated. Then, how is it possible for Arjuna to counterattack them?
Would Krsna ever attack His own grandfather, Ugrasena, or His teacher,
Sandipani Muni? These were some of the arguments by Arjuna to Krsna.
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