किं नो राज्येन गोविंद किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा ॥
येषामर्थे काङक्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च ।
त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च ॥
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः ।
मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः संबंधिनस्तथा ॥
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन ।
अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते ॥
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्न का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन ।
Transliteration
kim no rajyena govinda kim bhogair jivitena va
yesam arthe kanksitam no rajyam bhogah sukhani ca||32||
ta ime 'vasthita yuddhe pranams tyaktva dhanani ca
acaryah pitarah putras tathaiva ca pitamahah||33||
matulah svasurah pautrah syalah sambandhinas tatha
etan na hantum icchami ghnato 'pi madhusudana||34||
api trailokya-rajyasya hetoh kim nu mahi-krte
nihatya dhartarastran nah ka pritih syaj janardana||35||
Translation
O Govinda! Of what use to us is kingdom, what is the value of happiness, pleasure of even life itself when those for whose sake we seek kingdom, prosperity and pleasure are arrayed her on battlefield. Teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law and other relatives are present in this battlefield staking their lives and kingdoms, O Krishna! Though they may kill me why should I wish to kill them? I would not seek to slay them, even for the rule of ship for the three worlds, let alone this earth. O Janardhanaa(Lord Krishna)!What delight will we derive from killing the sons of Dhristarastra?
