[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.34 · spoken by Arjun ]
He'd rather die than fight. What makes the greatest warrior alive choose death?
Teachers. Fathers. Sons. Grandfathers. Every one of them — family. And Arjun says: even if they kill me first, I will not kill them.
SANSKRIT
आचार्याः पितरः पुत्रास्तथैव च पितामहाः । मातुलाः श्वशुराः पौत्राः श्यालाः सम्बन्धिनस्तथा ॥१-३४॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“Choosing not to fight is also a choice. The question is what you're choosing it for.”
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