भगवद्गीता २.५
Bhagavadgītā 2.5
gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṃ bhaikṣyamapīha lokehatvārthakāmāṃstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhirapradigdhān
Transliteration IAST
gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṃ bhaikṣyamapīha loke | hatvārthakāmāṃstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhirapradigdhān
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Better in this world to eat even the beggar's crust than to slay these most noble Gurus. Slaying these Gurus, our well-wishers, I should taste of blood-besprinkled feasts.
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- English Better in this world to eat even the beggar's crust than to slay these most noble Gurus. Slaying these Gurus, our well-wishers, I should taste of blood-besprinkled feasts. Annie Besant
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bg.2.5- Agreement
- Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
- text.deva
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.iast
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0