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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 45

Arjuna's Dejection

अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्। यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः

aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.45 mean?

Alas, what a great sin we have resolved to commit, that out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom we are prepared to slay our own kinsmen!

Word-by-word meaning

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 ·

dutydetachmentpleasureactiondesire

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