Chapter 2 · Verse 6
Bhagavad Gita 2.6
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Sankhya Yoga · सांख्य योग
Sanskrit Verse
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः। यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः।।2.6।।
Roman (IAST)
na caitadvidmaḥ kataranno garīyo yadvā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ| yāneva hatvā na jijīviṣāma ste'vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ||2.6||
Simple transliteration
na caitadvidmah kataranno gariyo yadva jayema yadi va no jayeyuh yaneva hatva na jijivishama ste'vasthitah pramukhe dhartarashtrah2.6
Meaning
Meaning (English)
Arjuna is torn by confusion: he does not know which outcome is better — whether they should conquer or be conquered. The very people whose death would make life meaningless stand before him.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
हम यह भी नहीं जानते कि हमारे लिए क्या श्रेयस्कर है — हम जीतें या वे हमें जीतें। जिन्हें मारकर हम जीना नहीं चाहते, वे ही धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्र सामने खड़े हैं।
About this verse
This is verse 6 of 72 in Chapter 2 (Sankhya Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
