SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 1 Text 44
aho bata mahat papam
kartum vyavasita vayam
yad rajya-sukha-lobhena
hantum sva-janam udyatah

aho--alas; bata--how strange it is; mahat--great; papam--sins; kartum--to perform; vyavasitah--have decided; vayam--we; yat--because; rajya-sukha-lobhena--driven by greed for royal happiness; hantum--to kill; sva-janam--kinsmen; udyatah--trying.

TRANSLATION

Alas, how strange it is that we are preparing to commit greatly sinful acts. Driven by the desire to enjoy royal happiness, we are intent on killing our own kinsmen.