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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
You have the right to act...
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव |
न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे ||१-३१||
nimittāni ca paśyāmi viparītāni keśava . na ca śreyo.anupaśyāmi hatvā svajanamāhave ||1-31||
And I see adverse omens, O Kesava. I do not see any good in killing my kinsmen in battle.
In simple words
Arjuna says to Krishna: "I see only bad omens everywhere. I cannot see how any good can come from killing my own family in this battle."
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