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Bhagavad Gita 1.33

येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च। त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।

yeṣhām arthe kāṅkṣhitaṁ no rājyaṁ bhogāḥ sukhāni cha ta ime ’vasthitā yuddhe prāṇāṁs tyaktvā dhanāni cha

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yeṣhāmyeṣhāmfor whose
arthearthesake
kāṅkṣhitamkāṅkṣhitamcoveted for
naḥnaḥby us
rājyamrājyamkingdom
bhogāḥbhogāḥpleasures
sukhānisukhānihappiness
chachaalso
tetethey
imeimethese
avasthitāḥavasthitāḥsituated
yuddheyuddhefor battle
prāṇānprāṇānlives
tyaktvātyaktvāgiving up
dhanānidhanāniwealth
chachaalso

Those for whose sake we desire kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures stand here in battle, having renounced life and wealth.

हमें जिनके लिये राज्य,  भोग और सुखादि की इच्छा है,  वे ही लोग धन और जीवन की आशा को त्यागकर युद्ध में खड़े हैं।