Bhagavad Gita 1.37
तस्मान्नार्हा वयं हन्तुं धार्तराष्ट्रान्स्वबान्धवान्। स्वजनं हि कथं हत्वा सुखिनः स्याम माधव॥
tasmān nārhā vayaṁ hantuṁ dhārtarāṣhṭrān sa-bāndhavān sva-janaṁ hi kathaṁ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava
Translation
Therefore we should not kill the sons of Dhritarâshtra, our relatives; for how, killing our kinsmen, may we be happy, O Mâdhava?
What it means
"How, killing our kinsmen, may we be happy?" Arjuna stakes everything on happiness as the test of action. The Gita's answer, developed across eighteen chapters, is that duty, not outcome or comfort, is the rightful measure.
Try this today
He predicts his own regret. Forecasting how you will feel afterwards is a real decision tool.
Something to reflect on
How will I feel about this action a week after it is done?
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