Gītā Set Texts Test 1

Question 1

निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान् नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन ।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः ॥

Answer 1

1.36 O Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa), what satisfaction would there be for us, in striking down the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra? Guilt, indeed, would trouble us after killing these aggressors.

Question 2

सञ्जय उवाच​
एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः सङ्ख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ॥
विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ॥

Answer 2

1.47 Sañjaya said: Having spoken thus on the battlefield, Arjuna sat down on the seat of his chariot, casting aside his bow and arrows, his mind distracted by grief.

Question 3

श्री भगवान् उवाच​

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते ।
क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप ॥

Answer 3

2.3 Kṛṣṇa said:
Do not give in to cowardice, O son of Pṛthā. It does not become thee. Abandoning this base weakness of heart, stand up, O tormentor of foes.