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Nor do we know which is the greater for us — to conquer them or to be conquered by them. The very sons of Dhritarashtra stand before us, those by whose slaying we could not wish to live.
Arjuna
HinduTeachingGriefDoubtSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 2.6

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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.

Author
Arjuna
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2
Verse / page
BG.2.6
Topics
GriefDoubt

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