2-5 Sankhya Yoga (सांख्य योग) Fifth verse

 

गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान्
श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके |
हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव
भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् ||(2-5)||

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

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

Literal Meaning: Arjuna continued (referring Bhishma, Drona, Kripacharya, etc.) "Should I train my arrows at those who are gurus and great men? It is not better to live as a beggar in this world than to kill the venerable ones? How can I enjoy kingdom and wealth tainted by their blood?”