Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 5

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 5 (2.5) means: It would be better to live on alms in this world than to kill these noble teachers. If I kill them, every pleasure I win will be stained with their blood.

Sanskrit

गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्।।2.5।।

Transliteration

gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śhreyo bhoktuṁ bhaikṣhyamapīha loke hatvārtha-kāmāṁstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira-pradigdhān

Translation

It would be better to live on alms in this world than to kill these noble teachers. If I kill them, every pleasure I win will be stained with their blood.

Hindi

इन पूज्य गुरुओं को मारने से तो इस संसार में भीख माँगकर जीना बेहतर है। इन्हें मारकर जो भी सुख मैं पाऊँगा, वह इनके रक्त से सना होगा।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 5?

It would be better to live on alms in this world than to kill these noble teachers. If I kill them, every pleasure I win will be stained with their blood.

Which chapter is verse 2.5 from?

It is verse 5 of Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 72 verses in total.

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