Chapter 1 · Arjuna Vishada Yoga - The Yoga of Arjuna's DespondencyArjuna
Verse 32
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 1, श्लोक 32
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च।
किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा॥३२॥
Transliteration
Na Kankshye Vijayam Krishna Na Cha Rajyam Sukhani Cha.
Kim No Rajyena Govinda Kim Bhogair-Jivitena Va.||32||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
नnanot
काङ्क्षेkankshyeI desire
विजयम्vijayamvictory
कृष्णkrishnaO Krishna
राज्यम्rajyamkingdom
सुखानिsukhanipleasures
किम्kimwhat use
नःnahfor us
राज्येनrajyenawith kingdom
गोविन्दgovindaO Govinda (Krishna)
भोगैःbhogaihwith enjoyments
जीवितेनjivitenawith life
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे कृष्ण! मैं न विजय चाहता हूँ, न राज्य और न सुख। हे गोविन्द! हमें राज्य से क्या लाभ? भोगों से या जीवन से भी क्या?
English Translation
O Krishna, I do not desire victory, nor a kingdom, nor pleasures. O Govinda, of what use is a kingdom to us? What is the use of enjoyments or even life itself?
Commentary (टीका)
Arjuna renounces the very goals of the war — victory, kingdom, and pleasure. This extreme renunciation born from despair looks noble but is actually a form of escapism. Krishna will teach that true renunciation is not abandoning action but abandoning attachment to results while performing one's duty.