[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.31 · spoken by Arjun ]
A warrior said he didn't want victory. What could make a man renounce everything he trained for?
I see no good in killing my own people. I don't want victory. I don't want the kingdom. I don't want the happiness that comes with it.
SANSKRIT
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव । न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे ॥१-३१॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“What you're willing to give up tells you more than what you're willing to fight for.”
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