Chapter 1 · Verse 45
Arjuna's Dilemma
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्। यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
Word Meanings
aho — alas; bata — how; mahat — great; pāpam — sins; kartum — to perform; vyavasitāḥ — have decided; vayam — we; yat — because; rājya-sukha-lobhena — driven by the desire for kingly pleasure; hantum — to kill; sva-janam — kinsmen; udyatāḥ — intending
Translation
Alas, what a great sin we have resolved to commit, for driven by greed for royal pleasures, we are prepared to slay our own kinsmen!