Chapter 1: Arjuna's Dilemmaअर्जुनविषादयोग
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“Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit great sins, driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, and thus we intend to kill our own kinsmen.”
Sanskrit
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् | यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः ||
Transliteration
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
Commentary
Arjuna expresses horror at the situation. For the sake of royal pleasures, they are about to commit the grave sin of killing family. He sees the tragic irony clearly.
Chapter 1
Arjuna's Dilemma