Word meanings
- na
- nor
- kāṅkṣe
- do I desire
- vijayam
- victory
- kṛṣṇa
- Krishna
- na
- nor
- ca
- as well
- rājyam
- kingdom
- sukhāni
- happiness
- ca
- also
- kim
- what
- naḥ
- to us
- rājyena
- by kingdom
- govinda
- Krishna, he who gives pleasure to the senses, he who is fond of cows
- kim
- what?
- bhogaiḥ
- pleasures
- jīvitena
- life
- vā
- or
Translations
I desire not victory, O Krishna, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. What use is dominion to us, O Krishna, or pleasures or even life?
Ah, my Lord! I do not crave victory, nor a kingdom, nor any pleasure. What would a kingdom, happiness, or life be to me?
O Govinda! What need do we have of a kingdom, or what need of enjoyments and livelihood? Those for whom kingdom, enjoyments, and pleasures are desired by us—such as teachers, uncles, fathers-in-law, grandsons, brothers-in-law, as well as relatives—those very ones stand arrayed for battle, risking their lives and wealth.
हे कृष्ण! मैं न तो विजय चाहता हूँ, न राज्य चाहता हूँ और न सुखों को ही चाहता हूँ। हे गोविन्द! हमलोगों को राज्य से क्या लाभ? भोगों से क्या लाभ? अथवा जीने से भी क्या लाभ?