Bhagavad Gita 1.33
Chapter 1, verse 33
Meaning
“The very people for whose sake we wanted a kingdom, its pleasures and its comforts are standing here ready for battle, prepared to give up their lives and everything they own.”
The Sanskrit
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च ।
त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च ॥ ३३ ॥
yeṣām arthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca
ta ime 'vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃs tyaktvā dhanāni ca
Say it
yay-shaam ur-thay kaan-kshi-tum no raa-jyum bho-gaah soo-khaa-ni chuh
tuh i-may-vuh-sthi-taa yood-dhay praa-naans tyuk-tvaa dhuh-naa-ni chuh
Word by word
- yeṣām arthe
- for whose sake
- kāṅkṣitam naḥ
- was wished for by us
- rājyam
- kingdom, rule
- bhogāḥ sukhāni ca
- enjoyments and comforts
- te ime
- these very people
- avasthitāḥ yuddhe
- are standing in battle
- prāṇān tyaktvā
- having given up their lives, ready to die
- dhanāni ca
- and their wealth
Read it in context: verses 1.33–36Not for three worldsWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: When the prize loses its shine
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 1.33 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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