Verse 1.33

येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च ।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च ॥

1.33

Transliteration

yeṣāmarthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca |

ta ime'vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃstyaktvā dhanāni ca ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Those for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures, stand here in battle, having renounced life and wealth.

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Word by word

for whose
sake
desired
by us
kingdom
enjoyments
pleasures
and

they
these
stand
in battle
lives
giving up
wealth
and

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Arjuna explains why victory would be empty. A kingdom is wanted in order to share it with family and friends, yet those very people now stand ready to die on the field. To win would mean destroying the people for whom the winning was meant. The argument is humane and logical within its frame. It shows that Arjuna thinks of rule not as private gain but as something enjoyed with others, which sets him apart from Duryodhana's earlier talk of men dying for my sake.