येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च | त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च
yeṣāmarthe kāṅkṣitaṃ no rājyaṃ bhogāḥ sukhāni ca . ta ime.avasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṃstyaktvā dhanāni ca
我们所渴望的王国、享乐与幸福,正是为了这些人。而今,他们却为了战争,舍弃了生命与财富,站立在此。
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.
阿周那指出,他所追求的世俗利益,其最终目的都是为了他面前的亲友。如今这些亲友却在战场上以生命为赌注,这使得他所追求的一切变得毫无意义。