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rājyam

  • kingdom
  • driven by the desire for kingly pleasure

Also appears as rājya-sukha-lobhena

In 5 verses

Chapter 1 3 of 18 chapters Chapter 18
  1. 1.32

    न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च

    rājyam — kingdom

    I do not want victory, Krishna, nor a kingdom, nor pleasures. What is a kingdom to us, what are enjoyments, or life itself?

  2. 1.33

    येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च

    rājyam — kingdom

    Those for whose sake we would want a kingdom, and pleasures, and happiness — they are the ones standing here, ready to give up their lives and their wealth:

  3. 1.45

    अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्

    rājya-sukha-lobhena — driven by the desire for kingly pleasure

    Alas — we have resolved to commit a great wrong, ready to kill our own people out of greed for a kingdom and its comforts.

  4. 2.8

    न हि प्रपश्यामि ममापनुद्या द्यच्छोकमुच्छोषणमिन्द्रियाणाम्

    rājyam — kingdom

    I cannot see what would drive off this grief that is drying up my senses — not if I won an unrivalled kingdom on earth, or lordship over the gods themselves.

  5. 11.33

    तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्

    rājyam — kingdom

    So stand up. Win honour. Conquer your enemies and enjoy a flourishing kingdom. By me they are already slain; be only the instrument, Arjuna.