hatvā

निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव

hatvā — from killing

And I see the omens are against us, Krishna. I foresee nothing good in killing my own people in battle.

निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन

hatvā — by killing

What pleasure would there be for us in destroying Dhritarashtra's sons? Only guilt would come to us from killing them.

तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्

hatvā — by killing

So it is not for us to kill Dhritarashtra's sons, our own kin. How could we be happy, having killed our own people?

गुरूनहत्वा हि महानुभावान् श्रेयो भोक्तुं भैक्ष्यमपीह लोके

hatvā — killing

Better to live in this world on alms than to kill these noble elders. If I killed them for the sake of gain, the food I ate afterwards would be stained with blood.

न चैतद्विद्मः कतरन्नो गरीयो यद्वा जयेम यदि वा नो जयेयुः

hatvā — after killing

And I do not know which is better for us — that we should win, or that they should. Those I do not wish to outlive are the very ones standing there.

यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते

hatvā — slay

One whose nature is free of the sense of being the doer, whose understanding is unstained, does not kill and is not stained, even in killing.