Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2 Verse 5
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 2 श्लोक 5

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



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.5. It is good indeed even to go about begging in this world without killing the elders of great dignity;  but with greed for wealth,  I would not enjoy,  by killing my elders,  the blood-stained objects of pleasures.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
2.5 See Comment under 2.6


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 2.5Guroon ahatwaa hi mahaanubhaavaanShreyo bhoktum bhaikshyam apeeha loke;
Hatwaarthakaamaamstu guroon ihaivaBhunjeeya bhogaan rudhirapradigdhaan.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 2.5gurūn—teachers; ahatvā—not killing; hi—certainly; mahā-anubhāvān—noble elders; śhreyaḥ—better; bhoktum—to enjoy life; bhaikṣhyam—by begging; api—even; iha loke—in this world; hatvā—killing; artha—gain; kāmān—desiring; tu—but; gurūn—noble elders; iha—in this world; eva—certainly; bhuñjīya—enjoy; bhogān—pleasures; rudhira—blood; pradigdhān—tainted with