सूत उवाच एवं परीक्षता धर्मं पार्थः कृष्णेन चोदितः । नैच्छद्द्हन्तुं गुरुसुतं यद्यप्यात्महनं महान् ॥ ४० ॥
suta uvaca
evam pariksata dharmam
parthah krsnena coditah
naicchadd hantum guru-sutam
yadyapy atma-hanam mahan
sutah-Suta Gosvami; uvaca-said; evam-this; pariksata-being examined; darmam-in the matter of duty; parthah-Sri Arjuna; krsnena-by Lord Krsna; coditah-being encouraged; na aicchat-did not like; hantum-to kill; guru-sutam-the son of his teacher; yadyapi-although; atma-hanam-murderer of sons; mahan-very great.