Bhagavad Gita 1.45
Arjuna Vishada Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् | यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः ||१-४५||
Transliteration
aho bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam . yadrājyasukhalobhena hantuṃ svajanamudyatāḥ ||1-45||
Alas! We are involved in a great sin, in that we are prepared to kill our kinsmen, through greed for the pleasures of a kingdom.
Word by Word
अहो बत alas, महत् great, पापम् sin, कर्तुम् to do, व्यवसिताः prepared, वयम् we, यत् that, राज्यसुखलोभेन by the greed of pleasure of kingdom, हन्तुम् to kill, स्वजनम् kinsmen, उद्यताः prepared. No Commentary.