Chapter 1, Verse 32
Part of 1: Arjun Viṣhād Yog — अर्जुनविषादयोगन काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च। किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा॥
Transliteration
na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni cha kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogair jīvitena vā
Meaning
I desire not victory, O Krishna, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. What use is dominion to us, O Krishna, or pleasures or even life?
Word-by-word meaning
na — norkāṅkṣhe — do I desirevijayam — victorykṛiṣhṇa — Krishnana — norcha — as wellrājyam — kingdomsukhāni — happinesscha — alsokim — whatnaḥ — to usrājyena — by kingdomgovinda — Krishna, he who gives pleasure to the senses, he who is fond of cowskim — what?bhogaiḥ — pleasuresjīvitena — lifevā — or
Commentary
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 32?▼
I desire not victory, O Krishna, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. What use is dominion to us, O Krishna, or pleasures or even life?
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This is verse 32 of Chapter 1 (Arjun Viṣhād Yog — Arjuna's Dilemma) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.