Gita/Chapter 1/Verse 46
Arjuna's Grief · 1.46

Those with weapons in hand: Courage in Confusion

यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः। धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्॥ १.४६ ॥
yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣhemataraṁ bhavet
Translation

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!

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 1.46 through stronger key ideas from the verse: those with weapons in hand, unresisting, unarmed. In the context of Courage in Confusion, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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