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यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः ।
धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत् ।।

yadi mAmapratIkAramashastraM shastrapANayaH |
dhArtarAShTrA raNe hanyustanme kShemataraM bhavet ||

शस्त्रपाणयः - weapons wielding, धार्तराष्ट्रा - kauravas, अप्रतीकारम् - non-resistant, अशस्त्रं - without weapons, माम् - me, रणे - in battle, हन्यु: यदि - if they kill, तत् - that, मे - for me, क्षेमतरं - greater good, भवेत् - becomes

(Arjuna concludes his dialogue with Krishna..)

If weapon wielding kauravas kill me who is non-resistant & without weapons in battle, it becomes all the more good for me

Even if it means disrepute & damage to his stellar name (by avoiding his yuddha-karma), even if it means forsaking the great rAjya, even if it means not killing atatayis, even if it means getting himself killed in battle..

Arjuna is now quite clear he won't battle