Bhagavad Gita 2.6
न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः। यानेव हत्वा न जिजीविषाम स्तेऽवस्थिताः प्रमुखे धार्तराष्ट्राः॥
na chaitadvidmaḥ kataranno garīyo yadvā jayema yadi vā no jayeyuḥ yāneva hatvā na jijīviṣhāmas te ’vasthitāḥ pramukhe dhārtarāṣhṭrāḥ
Translation
Nor know I which for us be the better, that we conquer them or they conquer us—these, whom having slain we should not care to live, even these arrayed against us, the sons of Dhritarâshtra.
What it means
He admits he cannot tell which is better, winning or losing, since victory means the death of those he loves. This honest confession of not-knowing is the moment Arjuna stops debating and starts becoming a student.
Try this today
He admits the deepest confusion: even the win condition is unclear. Naming 'I do not know what winning means' is the start of real counsel.
Something to reflect on
In my hardest choice, do I actually know what a good outcome looks like?
Read it in Yathora