1.37 thasmAn nArhA vayam hanthum

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<< Chapter 1 Verse 36

SlOkam – Original

thasmAn nArhA vayam hanthum dhArtharAshtrAn sa-bAndhavAn |
sva-janaṁ hi katham hathvA sukhina: syAma mAdhava ||

word-by-word meaning

thasmAth – thus
vayam – we
sa-bAndhavAn – with the relatives
dhArtharAshtrAn – dhuryOdhana et al
hanthum arhA: na – unable to kill them
mAdhava – Oh husband of SrI mahAlakshmi!
svajanam – one’s own kinsmen
hathvA – killing
katham sukina: syAma – how will we be happy?

Simple Translation

Thus we are unable to kill dhuryOdhana et all who are with their relatives. Oh husband of SrI mahAlakshmi! How will one be happy by killing his own kinsmen?

Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy’s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam

Hence it is not meet for us to despatch the party of Dhṛitarāshtra along with our kinsmen. How, Mādhava[2. See footnote for 1.14], can we be happy by slaying our own people?

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