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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 37

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 37 (1.37) means: So we have no right to kill our own kin, the sons of Dhritarashtra. How could we ever be happy, Krishna, after killing our own people?

Sanskrit

तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्। स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव।।1.37।।

Transliteration

tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavān sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava

Translation

So we have no right to kill our own kin, the sons of Dhritarashtra. How could we ever be happy, Krishna, after killing our own people?

Hindi

इसलिए हमें अपने ही सगे धृतराष्ट्र-पुत्रों को मारने का कोई अधिकार नहीं। अपने ही लोगों को मारकर, हे कृष्ण, हम भला कैसे सुखी होंगे?

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 1, Verse 37?

So we have no right to kill our own kin, the sons of Dhritarashtra. How could we ever be happy, Krishna, after killing our own people?

Which chapter is verse 1.37 from?

It is verse 37 of Chapter 1 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 47 verses in total.

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