Chapter 1 · Arjuna's Despair · Arjuna said

Bhagavad Gita 1.35 — Refusing to kill

एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन। अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते ॥

etānna hantumicchāmi ghnato'pi madhusūdana | api trailokyarājyasya hetoḥ kiṃ nu mahīkṛte ||

Meaning

Even if they kill me, Madhusudana, I do not wish to kill them — not even for the rule of the three worlds, let alone for this earth.

Ask a question about this

Reading settings

Theme

Text size