Text 461 Observing the Airmies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra 69
yadi —even if;  mām —unto me;  apratīkāram —without being resistant;  aśastram —without being fully equipped;  śastra-pāṇayaḥ —those with weapons in hand;  dhārtarāṣṭrāḥ —the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra;  raṇe —in the battlefield;  hanyuḥ —may kill;  tat —that;  me —mine;  kṣemataram —better;  bhavet —become
TRANSLATION
I would consider it better for the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra to kill me unarmed and unresisting, rather than fight with them.
PURPORT
It is the custom—according to  kṣatriya  fighting principles—that an unarmed and unwilling foe should not be attacked. Arjuna, however, in such an enigmatic position, decided he would not fight if he were attacked by the enemy. He did not consider how much the other party was bent upon fighting. All these symptoms are due to softheartedness resulting from his being a great devotee of the Lord.
TEXT 46
संक्राय उबाचे ॥॥
एवमुक्त्वार्जुनः सङ्घो रथोपस्थ उपाविशत् ।
विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः ॥४६॥
sañjaya uvāca  
 evam uktvārjunaḥ saṅkhye  
 rathopastha upāviśat  
 visṛjya sa-śaraṁ cāpaṁ  
 śoka-saṁvigna-mānasaḥ
sañjayaḥ —Sañjaya;  uvāca —said;  evam —thus;  uktvā —saying;  arjunaḥ —Arjuna;  saṅkhye —in the battlefield;  ratha —chariot;  upasthaḥ —situated on;  upāviśat —sat down again;  visṛjya —keeping aside;  sa-śaram —along with arrows;  cāpam —the bow;  śoka —lamentation;  saṁvigna —distressed;  māna-saḥ —within the mind.