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 arthe kāṅkṣhitam naḥ rājyam bhogāḥ sukhāni cha te ime avasthitāḥ yuddhe prāṇān tyaktvā dhanāni cha
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