[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 1.36 · spoken by Arjun ]
He knew they were guilty. The law said kill them. He still said no. Why?
Yes, they are aggressors. Yes, the law says kill them. But O Madhav — they are my family. And sin will cling to us no matter what the law allows.
SANSKRIT
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन । पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः ॥१-३६॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“Knowing someone is guilty doesn't make killing them feel like justice. Not when they're family.”
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