Bhagavad Gita · Sankhya YogaChapter 2, Shloka 6 (2.6)

From certainty to doubt. In the first chapter Arjuna was certain — "I will not fight" (1.35, 1.46). In 2.4–2.5 too there were arguments. But here, for the first time, Arjuna says: na caitad vidmaḥ — "we do not know." This is a major turn. A person who is certain is not open to learning. Only one who admits "I do not know" can become a disciple.

Two uncertainties. Shridhara describes Arjuna's confusion on two levels: (1) whether we will win or lose — even this is unknown; (2) and even if we win, in its result it is still a defeat — because the very people after killing whom we would not wish to live stand before us.

"Na jijīviṣāmaḥ" — not even the wish to live. An echo of 1.32's "what use is living?" For Arjuna both victory and defeat are sorrow — this is the real dilemma.