Bhagawad Geeta

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VERSE 31

न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे |
न काङ्‍क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ||

na ca sreyo ‘nupasyami

hatva sva-janam ahave
na kankse vijayam krsna
na ca rajyam sukhani ca

SYNONYMS

na—nor; ca—also; śreyaḥ—good; anupaśyāmi—do I foresee; hatvā—by killing; svajanam—own kinsmen; āhave—in the fight; na—nor; kānkṣe—do I desire; vijayam—victory; kṛṣṇa—O Kṛṣṇa; na—nor; ca—also; rājyam—kingdom; sukhāni—happiness thereof; ca—also.

TRANSLATION

I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle, nor can I, my dear Kṛṣṇa, desire any subsequent victory, kingdom, or happiness. 

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Bhagawad GeetaBy Dr. Shanatanu Nagarkatti