Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.16.7
జ్ఞాత్వా జ్ఞాతివధం గర్హ్యమధర్మం రాజ్యహేతుకమ్ ।
తతో నివృత్తో హన్తాహం హతోఽయమితి లౌకిక: ॥ ౭ ॥
jṣātvā jṣāti-vadhaṁ garhyam
[jshaatvaa jshaati-vadham garhyam]
adharmaṁ rājya-hetukam
[adharmam raajya-hetukam]
tato nivṛtto hantāhaṁ
[tato nivritto hantaaham]
hato ’yam iti laukikaḥ
[hato ’yam iti laukikah]
Word-for-word
jṣātvā
—
being aware
jṣāti
—
of his relatives
vadham
—
the killing
garhyam
—
abominable
adharmam
—
irreligion
rājya
—
to acquire a kingdom
hetukam
—
having as the motive
tataḥ
—
from such activity
nivṛttaḥ
—
retired
haratā
—
the killer
aham
—
I am
hataḥ
—
killed
ayam
—
this group of relatives
iti
—
thus
laukikaḥ
—
mundane.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
jṣātvā jṣāti-vadhaṁ garhyam
jṣātvā
being aware
jṣāti
of his relatives
vadham
the killing
garhyam
abominable
adharmaṁ rājya-hetukam
adharmam
irreligion
rājya
to acquire a kingdom
hetukam
having as the motive
tato nivṛtto hantāhaṁ
tataḥ
from such activity
nivṛttaḥ
retired
haratā
the killer
aham
I am
hato ’yam iti laukikaḥ
hataḥ
killed
ayam
this group of relatives
iti
thus
laukikaḥ
mundane.
On the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra Arjuna thought that killing his relatives would be an abominable, irreligious activity, motivated only by his desire to acquire a kingdom. He therefore desisted from the battle, thinking, “I would be the killer of my relatives. They would be destroyed.” Thus Arjuna was afflicted with mundane consciousness.
Purport
Lord Kṛṣṇa here explains to Uddhava the circumstances in which Śrī Arjuna posed his questions.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Arjuna, knowing that killing his relatives to acquire a kingdom was an abominable, irreligious activity, desisted from the battle, thinking, “I will be the killer of my relatives and they will be killed.” Thus Arjuna was afflicted with material consciousness.
How did Arjuna, desiring to fight, ask this question about vibhūtis? He gave up the battle, knowing it was against dharma to kill relatives for gaining a kingdom. He took on the mood of a material person and thought “I will be the killer and they will be killed.”
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