Chapter 2 · Verse 5
Transcendental Knowledge
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्
gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śhreyo bhoktuṁ bhaikṣhyamapīha loke hatvārtha-kāmāṁstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira-pradigdhān
Word Meanings
gurūn ahatvā hi mahā-anubhāvān śhreyaḥ bhoktum bhaikṣhyam api iha loke hatvā artha kāmān tu gurūn iha eva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira pradigdhān
Translation
It is better to live in this world by begging than to slay these noble teachers. By killing them, whatever pleasures of wealth and desire I enjoy here would be stained with their blood.