न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च | किं नो राज्येन गोविन्द किं भोगैर्जीवितेन वा
na kāṅkṣe vijayaṃ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṃ sukhāni ca . kiṃ no rājyena govinda kiṃ bhogairjīvitena vā
Ich begehre keinen Sieg, oh Krishna, noch ein Königreich, noch Freuden. Was nützt uns ein Königreich, oh Govinda, was nützen Genüsse oder gar das Leben?
1.34 O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what (need) of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom, enjoyments and pleasures ae desired by us, viz teachers, uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law as also relatives-those very ones stand arrayed for battle risking their lives and wealth.
Arjuna drückt hier seine tiefe Verzweiflung und seinen Mangel an Motivation aus, da er den Sinn des Kampfes nicht mehr erkennen kann, wenn er seine eigenen Verwandten töten muss.