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 bata mahat pāpam kartum vyavasitāḥ vayam yat rājya-sukha-lobhena hantum sva-janam udyatāḥ
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!