Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.30.20
शरेषु हीयमानेषु भज्यमानेसु धन्वसु ।
शस्त्रेषु क्षीयमानेषु मुष्टिभिर्जह्रुरेरका: ॥ २० ॥
śareṣu hīyamāneṣu
[shareshu heeyamaaneshu]
bhajyamāneṣu dhanvasu
[bhajyamaaneshu dhanvasu]
śastreṣu kṣīyamāneṣu
[shastreshu ksheeyamaaneshu]
muṣṭibhir jahrur erakāḥ
[mushtibhir jahrur erakaah]
Word-for-word
śareṣu
—
the arrows
hīyamāneṣu
—
as they became depleted
bhajyamāneṣu
—
as they became broken
dhanvasu
—
the bows
śastreṣu
—
the missile weapons
kṣīyamāneṣu
—
as they were used up
muṣṭibhiḥ
—
with their fists
jahruḥ
—
they seized
erakāḥ
—
cane stalks.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śareṣu hīyamāneṣu
śareṣu
the arrows
hīyamāneṣu
as they became depleted
bhajyamāneṣu dhanvasu
bhajyamāneṣu
as they became broken
dhanvasu
the bows
śastreṣu kṣīyamāneṣu
śastreṣu
the missile weapons
kṣīyamāneṣu
as they were used up
muṣṭibhir jahrur erakāḥ
muṣṭibhiḥ
with their fists
jahruḥ
they seized
erakāḥ
cane stalks.
When all their bows had been broken and their arrows and other missiles spent, they seized the tall stalks of cane with their bare hands.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
When all their bows had been broken and their arrows and other missiles spent, they seized the tall stalks of cane with their bare hands.
Jahruḥ should be jagṛhuḥ.
Personal Guidance
All bows broken and missiles spent, they seized tall cane stalks with bare hands. Even disarmed they continue.
Reflection Questions
- Where does my resistance to peace continue past my actual resources?
- What would surrender look like instead?
My note
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