Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
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“Therefore, we should not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, who are our own relatives. O Madhava, how can we be happy by killing our own kinsmen?”
Sanskrit
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान् | स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव ||
Transliteration
tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣṭrān sva-bāndhavān sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava
Commentary
Arjuna concludes that killing family members can never lead to happiness. He appeals to Krishna using the name Madhava, invoking divine wisdom to validate his position.
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma