Bhagavad Gita 1.37 meaningA hero falls apart
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“It’s wrong to fight our own family.”
What it means
“So it isn't right for us to kill our own relatives. How could we ever be happy after that?”
The original Sanskrit
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान् । स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव ॥
tasmānnārhā vayaṃ hantuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrānsvabāndhavān svajanaṃ hi kathaṃ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava
Translations
Literal translation
Therefore, it is not proper for us to kill the sons of Dhrtarastra who are our own relatives. For, O Madhava, how can we be happy by killing our kinsmen?
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे माधव ! इसलिये अपने बान्धव धृतराष्ट्र के पुत्रों को मारना हमारे लिए योग्य नहीं है, क्योंकि स्वजनों को मारकर हम कैसे सुखी होंगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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