yadi mām-apratīkāram
śhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyu-stanme
kṣhema-taraṁ bhavet
Meaning :
"It would be better if the sons of Dhrtarashtra armed with weapons killed me in battle while I was unarmed and unresisting."
Comment :
As per the rules of Mahabharata war, killing an unarmed persons is unlawful. So, Arjuna says that, it would be better if the sons of Dhrtarashtra killed him when he was unarmed, which shall bind them for punishment as per the rules of war. It also has an indirect meaning that, armed Arjuna cannot be killed by the Dhrtarashtra's sons.
But here, we could see the depth of Arjuna's confusion, which goes on increasing as Krishna remains silent even after hearing all his statements and arguments. This shloka marks an end to Arjuna's delusional arguments.
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