अर्जुन उवाच | कथं भीष्ममहं सङ्ख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन | इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन
arjuna uvāca . kathaṃ bhīṣmamahaṃ saṅkhye droṇaṃ ca madhusūdana . iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvarisūdana
Arjuna sprach: O Madhusūdana, o Vernichter der Feinde, wie kann ich im Kampf mit Pfeilen gegen Bhīṣma und Droṇa kämpfen, die doch verehrungswürdig sind?
Arjuna said O Madhusudana, O destroyer of enemies, how can I fight with arrows in battle against Bhisma and Drona who are worthy of adoration?
Arjuna drückt hier seine tiefe moralische Verwirrung und seinen inneren Konflikt aus, da er seine hochverehrten Lehrer und Verwandten bekämpfen soll.
. Arjuna said How shall I with arrows fight in battle against Bhisma and Drona, both being worthy of reverence ? O slayer of Mandhu, O slayer of foes !