Chapter 1, Verse 36
Arjuna Visada Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
nihatya—by killing; dhārtarāṣhṭrān—the sons of Dhritarashtra; naḥ—our; kā—what; prītiḥ—pleasure; syāt—will there be; janārdana—he who looks after the public, Shree Krishna; pāpam—vices; eva—certainly; āśhrayet—must come upon; asmān—us; hatvā—by killing; etān—all these; ātatāyinaḥ—aggressors;
English translation
By killing these sons of Dhritarashtra, what pleasure could be ours, O Janardana? Only sin would accrue to us from killing these felons.
— Swami Sivananda
Listen to Shloka 1.36
Commentary
Janardana means one who is worshipped by all for prosperity and salvation -- Krishna. He who sets fire to the house of another; who gives poision; who runs with sword to kill; who has plundered wealth and lands; and who has taken hold of the wife of somody else is an atatayi. Duryodhana had done all these evil actions.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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