na kāṅkṣhe vijayaṁ kṛṣhṇa
na cha rājyaṁ sukhāni cha
kiṁ no rājyena govinda
kiṁ bhogair-jīvitena vā
Meaning :
"Krishna, I do not desire victory, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. Govinda, of what use will it be, or even life be to us"
Comment :
Here, Arjuna continues through his delusional journey, where he even forgets the primary duty of a Kshatriya. He says that he doesn't desire any victory or kingdom, when the primary duty of a Kshatriya is regarded as to fight for both of these.
He also refers Krishna as Govinda, meaning, the one who gives happiness to the cows, being a cowherd & also to the Land and the Human senses. Arjuna calls Krishna as Govinda, to show his indirect need for happiness, as he was filled with fear and sorrow.
The depth of sorrow increases thinking that the pleasures earned through killing of kinsmen, even though they have done a lot of misdeeds against him, shall be worthless.
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