BG 1.45
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम् ।
यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः ॥
यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः ॥
aho bata mahat pāpaṁ kartuṁ vyavasitā vayam
yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
yad rājya-sukha-lobhena hantuṁ sva-janam udyatāḥ
Word-for-word meanings
aho bata — alas; vayam — we; vyavasitāḥ — have resolved; kartum — to perform; mahat — a great; pāpam — sin; yat — because; udyatāḥ — are intent upon; hantum — killing; sva-janam — our own kinsmen; lobhena — due to greed; rājya — for royal; sukha — pleasure.
Translation
Alas, we have resolved to commit a great sin, because we are intent upon killing our own kinsmen out of greed for the pleasure of royalty.