Bhagavad Gita 1.45
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्। यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः॥
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
Translation
Alas! in committing a great sin are we engaged, we who are endeavouring to kill our kindred from greed of the pleasures of kingship.
What it means
"Alas, we are set on a great sin, from greed for a kingdom's pleasures." Arjuna now confesses the greed belongs to his own side too. It is his most honest moment, and the turning point: moral clarity about the situation is the doorway through which the teaching enters.
Try this today
He names the motive - greed for royal pleasure - in his own side too. Honest self-accusation is rare in a war speech.
Something to reflect on
If I named my real motive out loud, what would it be?
Read it in Yathora