Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
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“I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle, nor do I desire victory, kingdom, or happiness.”
Sanskrit
न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे | न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ||
Transliteration
na ca śreyo 'nupaśyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca
Commentary
Arjuna questions the very purpose of the war. What good is victory if it means destroying his own family? He renounces desire for kingdom and pleasures that would come at such a cost.
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma