GIST
18-72
Oh Son of Prutha! Have you heard this (Gita) with a mind of utmost concentration? Oh Conquerer of Wealth! Has your IGNORANCE born from temptation is gone?
INTERPRETATION, DEDUCTIONS
Was Arjuna really ignorant? Hesitating to kill elders and kith and kin is a sign of better thinking than killing soldiers blindly.
GLOSSARY
1. Paartha = Son of Pritha, another name for Kunti.
2. Dhanamjaya = Conquerer of Wealth, another name for Arjuna alias Partha.
Origin of this name: Dhanam means money and wealth. Arjuna conquered neighboring kingdoms, brought wealth from there and stood in the midst of the treasure.
MSY 72
Kachchid eetac chhrutam Paartha
Tvayaikaagreen`a cheetasaa
Kachchid agnaana sammooha:
Pranasht`as tee Dhanamjaya.
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