Chapter 2 · Verse 5
Bhagavad Gita 2.5
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Sankhya Yoga · सांख्य योग
Sanskrit Verse
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्।।2.5।।
Roman (IAST)
gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṃ bhaikṣyamapīha loke| hatvārthakāmāṃstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhirapradigdhān||2.5||
Simple transliteration
gurunahatva hi mahanubhavan shreyo bhoktum bhaikshyamapiha loke hatvarthakamamstu gurunihaiva bhunjiya bhogan rudhirapradigdhan2.5
Meaning
Meaning (English)
Arjuna feels it would be better to live as a beggar than to enjoy wealth stained with the blood of his great teachers. Any pleasures won by killing them would be tainted with their blood.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
महानुभाव गुरुजनों को न मारकर इस लोक में भिक्षा का अन्न भी खाना श्रेयस्कर है। गुरुजनों को मारकर उनके रक्त से सने भोगों को यहाँ भोगना उचित नहीं।
About this verse
This is verse 5 of 72 in Chapter 2 (Sankhya Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
