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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 37

Arjuna's Dejection

तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्। स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव

tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sva-bāndhavān sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava

What does Bhagavad Gita 1.37 mean?

Therefore, it is not right for us to kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our own kinsmen; for how can we be happy after slaying our own people, O Madhava?

Word-by-word meaning

tasmāt—therefore · na—not · arhāḥ—justified/right · vayam—we · hantum—to kill · dhārtarāṣhṭrān—sons of Dhritarashtra · sva-bāndhavān—our own kinsmen · sva-janam—our own people · hi—for/indeed · katham—how · hatvā—having slain · sukhinaḥ—happy · syāma—can we be · mādhava—O Madhava (Krishna)

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