Bhagavad Gita 1.36
Chapter 1, verse 36
Meaning
“Janārdana, what happiness could we find in killing the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra? Even though they are the aggressors, only wrongdoing would cling to us if we killed them.”
The Sanskrit
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन ।
पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः ॥ ३६ ॥
nihatya dhārtarāṣṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdana
pāpam evāśrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ
Say it
ni-huh-tyuh dhaar-tuh-raash-traan nuh-ha kaa pree-tee-hee syaaj juh-naar-duh-nuh
paa-pum ay-vaa-shruh-yay-duh-smaan huh-tvai-taan aa-tuh-taa-yi-nuh-ha
Word by word
- nihatya
- having struck down
- dhārtarāṣṭrān
- the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra
- naḥ kā prītiḥ syāt
- what joy could there be for us
- janārdana
- O Janārdana (Krishna, the one people turn to)
- pāpam eva
- only wrong, only sin
- āśrayet asmān
- would cling to us
- hatvā etān
- having killed these
- ātatāyinaḥ
- aggressors, those who attack with weapons drawn
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 1.36 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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