Bhagavad Gita 1.45
Chapter 1: Arjuna Vishada Yoga (Arjuna’s Despair) · अर्जुनविषादयोग
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् ।यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः ॥
aho bata mahatpāpaṃ kartuṃ vyavasitā vayam |yadrājyasukhalobhena hantuṃ svajanamudyatāḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 1.45 in English
Arjuna cries out in regret: how strange and sad that we are ready to commit such a great wrong, prepared to kill our own people out of greed for a kingdom's pleasures.
गीता 1.45 का हिंदी अर्थ
अर्जुन दुःख से कहते हैं: कितनी अजीब और दुःखद बात है कि हम राज्य-सुख के लालच में अपने ही लोगों को मारने जैसा महापाप करने को तैयार हो गए हैं।
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