BHAGAVAD GITA · CHAPTER 1, VERSE 32
Bhagavad Gita 1.32
किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा। येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च॥ त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।
O Govinda, of what use to us is kingdom, enjoyment, or even life itself, when those for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures stand here ready to sacrifice their lives and wealth?
Arjuna argues that wealth and power are meaningless if the people he loves are killed.
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