अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यता: यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणय: धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ yadi mām apratīkāram aśhastraṁ śhastra-pāṇayaḥ dhārtarāṣhṭrā raṇe hanyus tan me kṣhemataraṁ bhavet
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (24 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
Arjuna declares it a 'great sin' that greed for a kingdom's comforts has brought them to the point of killing their own family — he turns the accusation inward, the sin he fears is not only killing, but the desire for gain that led them here.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Arjuna turns the accusation inward — the sin he fears is not only killing, but the desire for gain that led them here.