C1/6 REFUSAL TO FIGHT

Here are the next 6 shlokas from the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 1 (Verses 32-37):

32. Shloka 32 (Chapter 1, Verse 32)

Sanskrit:
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च |
किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा || 32 ||

Transliteration:
Na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛiṣhṇa na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni cha,
Kiṁ no rājyena govinda kiṁ bhogair jīvitena vā.

Translation:
I desire neither victory, O Krishna, nor a kingdom, nor pleasures. What use to us is a kingdom, O Govinda, or enjoyment, or even life itself?


33. Shloka 33 (Chapter 1, Verse 33)

Sanskrit:
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च |
त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च || 33 ||

Transliteration:
Yeṣhām arthe kāṅkṣhitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni cha,
Ta ime ’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁs tyaktvā dhanāni cha.

Translation:
Those for whose sake we desire a kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures stand here in battle, ready to give up their lives and wealth.


34. Shloka 34 (Chapter 1, Verse 34)

Sanskrit:
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः |
मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा || 34 ||

Transliteration:
Āchāryāḥ pitaraḥ putrās tathaiva cha pitāmahāḥ,
Mātulāḥ śhvaśhurāḥ pautrāḥ śhyālāḥ sambandhinas tathā.

Translation:
Teachers, fathers, sons, and also grandfathers, maternal uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law, and other relatives are all present here.


35. Shloka 35 (Chapter 1, Verse 35)

Sanskrit:
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन |
अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते || 35 ||

Transliteration:
Etān na hantum ichchhāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdana,
Api trailokya-rājyasya hetoḥ kiṁ nu mahī-kṛite.

Translation:
I do not wish to kill them, even if I am killed, O Madhusudana, not even for the sovereignty of the three worlds, let alone for this earthly kingdom.


36. Shloka 36 (Chapter 1, Verse 36)

Sanskrit:
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन |
पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः || 36 ||

Transliteration:
Nihatya dhārtarāṣhṭrān naḥ kā prītiḥ syāj janārdana,
Pāpam evāśhrayed asmān hatvaitān ātatāyinaḥ.

Translation:
O Janardana, what pleasure will we derive from killing the sons of Dhritarashtra? Upon killing these aggressors, sin will certainly come upon us.


37. Shloka 37 (Chapter 1, Verse 37)

Sanskrit:
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान् |
स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव || 37 ||

Transliteration:
Tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sva-bāndhavān,
Sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava.

Translation:
Therefore, it is not right for us to kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, who are our relatives. How can we be happy after killing our own kinsmen, O Madhava?


These verses highlight Arjuna’s inner conflict and his moral dilemma over fighting in the war against his own family members and teachers. Let me know if you wish to continue or need more details!

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