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
Ô Krishna, je ne désire ni la victoire, ni le royaume, ni les plaisirs. Ô Govinda, à quoi nous servirait un royaume, ou à quoi bon les jouissances et la vie elle-même ?
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 exprime ici son profond désintérêt pour les gains matériels et les plaisirs mondains qui découleraient d'une victoire obtenue au prix du sang de ses proches.