Chapter 2 · The Yoga of Knowledge · Arjuna said

Bhagavad Gita 2.5 — Better to beg than kill

गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके। हत्वार्थकामांस्तु गुरूनिहैव भुञ्जीय भोगान् रुधिरप्रदिग्धान् ॥

gurūnahatvā hi mahānubhāvān śreyo bhoktuṃ bhaikṣyamapīha loke | hatvārthakāmāṃstu gurūnihaiva bhuñjīya bhogān rudhirapradigdhān ||

Meaning

It is better to live by begging in this world than to kill these noble teachers. By killing them I would enjoy wealth and pleasures stained with their blood.

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