Arjuna's Grief · 1.35
Dominion over three worlds: Courage in Confusion
एतान्न हन्तुमिच्छामि घ्नतोऽपि मधुसूदन।
अपि त्रैलोक्यराज्यस्य हेतोः किं नु महीकृते॥ १.३५ ॥
etān na hantum ichchhāmi ghnato ’pi madhusūdana
api trailokya-rājyasya hetoḥ kiṁ nu mahī-kṛite
Translation
I would not kill them, even for three worlds; why then for this earth alone? It matters not if I myself am killed.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 1.35 through stronger key ideas from the verse: dominion over three worlds, what to speak of, i wish. In the context of Courage in Confusion, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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