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Bhagavad Gita 1.32

Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yoga (Arjuna’s Despair) · अर्जुनविषादयोग

न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ।किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥

na kāṅkṣe vijayaṃ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṃ sukhāni ca |kiṃ no rājyena govinda kiṃ bhogairjīvitena vā ||

Meaning of Gita 1.32 in English

Arjuna tells Krishna he does not want victory, a kingdom or pleasures. What use are kingdom, enjoyment, or even life itself, he asks.

गीता 1.32 का हिंदी अर्थ

अर्जुन श्रीकृष्ण से कहते हैं कि उन्हें न विजय चाहिए, न राज्य, न सुख। वे पूछते हैं कि ऐसे राज्य, भोग या जीवन का भी क्या लाभ?

arjuna's despairloss of meaninghopelessness

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.