Bhagavad Gita 1.46
Arjuna says he would rather be killed unarmed than fight his relatives.
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।
धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्॥
yadi mām apratīkāram aśastraṃ śastra-pāṇayaḥ
dhārtarāṣṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣemataraṃ bhavet
Translation
If the armed sons of Dhritarashtra were to kill me in battle, unarmed and offering no resistance, that would be better for me.
Hindi
यदि शस्त्र धारण किए हुए धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्र मुझ निहत्थे और प्रतिरोध न करने वाले को युद्ध में मार डालें, तो वह मेरे लिए अधिक कल्याणकारी होगा।
Commentary
This is Arjuna at his lowest point: he would rather die undefended than fight. The great warrior who defeated gods and demons now imagines offering himself as a victim. Krishna will treat this as a loss of clarity, not of virtue. The chapter ends with its final verse, 1.47.
