येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च ।त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च ॥
yeṣām arthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca |ta ime 'vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃs tyaktvā dhanāni ca ||
- येषाम् · yeṣām
- for whose sake, for whom
- अर्थे · arthe
- for the sake of
- काङ्क्षितम् · kāṅkṣitam
- desired, longed for
- नः · naḥ
- by us
- राज्यम् · rājyam
- kingdom
- भोगाः · bhogāḥ
- enjoyments
- सुखानि · sukhāni
- pleasures
- च · ca
- and
- ते · te
- they
- इमे · ime
- these
- अवस्थिताः · avasthitāḥ
- stand arrayed
- युद्धे · yuddhe
- in battle
- प्राणान् · prāṇān
- lives
- त्यक्त्वा · tyaktvā
- having staked, renounced
- धनानि · dhanāni
- riches, wealth
- च · ca
- and
“Those for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures — they stand here in battle, having staked their lives and riches.”
— Original plain-language translation
The argument that makes Arjuna's despair unanswerable on its own terms: every fruit of victory requires the very people victory would destroy. It is the emotional proof of 1.32, and no strategist can refute it — only a philosopher can.
— Reader's notes (original)