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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 32

Arjuna's Dejection

न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च। किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा

na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni cha kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogair jīvitena vā

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.32 mean?

Ah, my Lord! I do not crave victory, nor a kingdom, nor any pleasure. What would a kingdom, happiness, or life be to me?

Word-by-word meaning

na—nor · kāṅkṣhe—do I desire · vijayam—victory · kṛiṣhṇa—Krishna · na—nor · cha—as well · rājyam—kingdom · sukhāni—happiness · cha—also · kim—what · naḥ—to us · rājyena—by kingdom · govinda—Krishna, he who gives pleasure to the senses, he who is fond of cows · kim—what? · bhogaiḥ—pleasures · jīvitena—life · vā—or ·

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