Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 33 (BG 1.33)

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येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च |
त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च ||१-३३||

yeṣāmarthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca . ta ime.avasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃstyaktvā dhanāni ca ||1-33||

Those for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures, stand here in battle, having renounced life and wealth.

In simple words

Arjuna looks at both armies and realizes: "The very people we want the kingdom for — our teachers, fathers, sons, grandfathers — they are all standing right here, ready to die."

Word-by-word meanings

येषाम्of whoseअर्थेsakeकाङ्क्षितम्(is) desiredनःby usराज्यम्kingdomभोगाःenjoymentसुखानिpleasuresचandतेtheyइमेtheseअवस्थिताःstandयुद्धेin battleप्राणान्lifeत्यक्त्वाhaving abandoned

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Swami Sivananda

1.33 येषाम् of whose? अर्थे sake? काङ्क्षितम् (is) desired? नः by us? राज्यम् kingdom? भोगाः enjoyment? सुखानि pleasures? च and? ते they? इमे these? अवस्थिताः stand? युद्धे in battle? प्राणान् life? त्यक्त्वा having abandoned? धनानि wealth? च and.No Commentary.

Swami Chinmayananda

"BG 1.33 No commentary."

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