Bhagavad Gita 2.5
गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान्॥
gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śhreyo bhoktuṁ bhaikṣhyamapīha loke hatvārtha-kāmāṁstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhira-pradigdhān
Translation
Better in this world to eat even the beggar's crust than to slay these most noble Gurus. Slaying these Gurus, our well-wishers, I should taste of blood-besprinkled feasts.
What it means
Better to live on alms, he says, than to kill his gurus and enjoy blood-stained rewards. Arjuna would rather accept poverty than profit from harm. The sentiment is honorable; the question is whether withdrawal truly serves the good he loves.
Try this today
He prices the moral cost above survival itself. Some wins are losses in disguise when they cost what you cannot replace.
Something to reflect on
What would winning my current battle actually cost me?
Read it in Yathora