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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 33

Arjuna's Dejection

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.33 mean?

Those for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures — they stand here arrayed in battle, having given up their lives and wealth.

Word-by-word meaning

yeṣhām—for whose · arthe—sake · kāṅkṣhitam—coveted for · naḥ—by us · rājyam—kingdom · bhogāḥ—pleasures · sukhāni—happiness · cha—also · te—they · ime—these · avasthitāḥ—situated · yuddhe—for battle · prāṇān—lives · tyaktvā—giving up · dhanāni—wealth · cha—also

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