Bhagavad Gita 1.35
Arjuna would rather be killed than kill his relatives, even for the three worlds.
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।
अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते॥
etān na hantum icchāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdana
api trailokya-rājyasya hetoḥ kiṃ nu mahī-kṛte
Translation
I do not wish to kill these men, Madhusudana, even if they kill me; not even for the rule of the three worlds, let alone for the earth.
Hindi
हे मधुसूदन, मैं इन्हें मारना नहीं चाहता, चाहे ये मुझे मार ही डालें; तीनों लोकों के राज्य के लिए भी नहीं, फिर पृथ्वी के लिए तो क्या।
Commentary
Arjuna now goes further: he would rather die than kill. The offer of "three worlds" is the largest prize imaginable, and he refuses it. Here the argument is less about tactics and more about conscience. He turns to the question of sin in 1.36.
