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अहॊ बत महत पापं कर्तुं वयवसिता वयम यद राज्यसुखलॊभेन हन्तुं सवजनम उद्यताः
aho bata mahat-pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
WORD BY WORD
aho alas; bata how strange it is; mahat great; pāpam sins; kartum to perform; vyavasitāḥ have decided; vayam we; yat because; rājya-sukha-lobhena driven by greed for royal happiness; hantum to kill; sva-janam kinsmen; udyatāḥ trying;
TRANSLATION
| Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts. Driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, we are intent on killing our own kinsmen.
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PURPORT
| Driven by selfish motives, one may be inclined to such sinful acts as the killing of one’s own brother, father or mother. There are many such instances in the history of the world. But Arjuna, being a saintly devotee of the Lord, is always conscious of moral principles and therefore takes care to avoid such activities.
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