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These I do not wish to kill, though they kill me, Krishna, not even for the sovereignty of the three worlds, let alone for the earth.
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन | अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते ||१-३५||
Arjuna
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Bhagavad Gita 1.35Sanskrit original; contemporary rendering by Wisdom Booth

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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.

Author
Arjuna
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Bhagavad Gita
Chapter
Bhagavad Gita 1.35
Verse / page
BG.1.35
Topics
Non-ViolenceCompassion

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