Bhagavad Geeta 1.31
Sanskrit
निमित्तानि च पश्यामि विपरीतानि केशव। न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे।।1.31।।
nimittāni cha paśhyāmi viparītāni keśhava na cha śhreyo ’nupaśhyāmi hatvā sva-janam āhave
Meaning
True leadership means questioning whether winning is worth the cost to your people and relationships. Success without integrity is hollow.
Translation
Besides, I do not see any good to be derived from killing my own people in battle. O Krsna, I do not hanker after victory, nor even a kingdom, nor pleasures.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: