rājyam
- kingdom
- driven by the desire for kingly pleasure
Also appears as rājya-sukha-lobhena
In 5 verses
- 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?
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.