श्लोक 4 – Verse 4
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
शब्दों का अर्थ
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; katham—how; bhīṣhmam—Bheeshma; aham—I; sankhye—in battle; droṇam—Dronacharya; cha—and; madhu-sūdana—Shree Krishn, slayer of the Madhu demon; iṣhubhiḥ—with arrows; pratiyotsyāmi—shall I shoot; pūjā-arhau—worthy of worship; ari-sūdana—destroyer of enemies
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।2.4।। अर्जुन बोले – हे मधुसूदन! मैं रणभूमिमें भीष्म और द्रोणके साथ बाणोंसे युद्ध कैसे करूँ? क्योंकि हे अरिसूदन! ये दोनों ही पूजाके योग्य हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।2.4।। अर्जुन ने कहा — हे मधुसूदन ! मैं रणभूमि में किस प्रकार भीष्म और द्रोण के साथ बाणों से युद्ध करूँगा। हे अरिसूदन, वे दोनों ही पूजनीय हैं।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
Arjuna said, “O slayer of foes, how can I aim arrows in battle against Bhisma and Drona, who are worthy of reverence?”
Swami Gambirananda (English)
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?”
Swami Sivananda (English)
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?”
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
Arjuna said, “How can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhisma and Drona, both of whom are worthy of reverence? O slayer of Mandhu, O slayer of foes!”
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, whom I should revere?
