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CHAPTER 1 · VERSE 31

Bhagavad Gita 1.31

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न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे। न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च॥

I do not see any good in killing my own kinsmen in battle, nor do I desire victory, kingdom, or pleasures, O Krishna.

Arjuna questions the purpose of victory attained through the destruction of family.

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