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Bhagavad Gita 1.45

Arjuna calls his readiness to fight a great sin driven by greed for a kingdom.

अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।
यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः॥

aho bata mahat pāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam
yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṃ sva-janam udyatāḥ

Translation

Alas, we have resolved to commit a great sin, since out of greed for the pleasures of a kingdom we are ready to kill our own people.

Hindi

हाय, कितने खेद की बात है कि हम महान पाप करने को तैयार हो गए हैं, क्योंकि राज्य के सुख के लोभ में अपने ही स्वजनों को मारने को उद्यत हैं।

Commentary

In an honest turn, Arjuna blames himself. He reads his own readiness to fight as greed, even though the war was forced on the Pandavas after years of denied rights. This harsh self-judgement shows the depth of his confusion. The collapse is finished in 1.46.

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