Chapter 1 · Verse 33
Arjuna's Dilemma
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च। त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च
yeṣhām arthe kāṅkṣhitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni cha ta ime ’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁs tyaktvā dhanāni cha
Word Meanings
yeṣhām — for whose; arthe — sake; kāṅkṣhitam — coveted for; naḥ — by us; rājyam — kingdom; bhogāḥ — pleasures; sukhāni — happiness; cha — also; te — they; ime — these; avasthitāḥ — situated; yuddhe — for battle; prāṇān — lives; tyaktvā — giving up; dhanāni — wealth; cha — also
Translation
Those for whose sake we desire kingdom, pleasures, and happiness—they stand here on the battlefield, having staked their very lives and wealth.
Commentary