The Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BCE-2nd century CE)
“Oh! we are set
upon doing
a great harm,
we are eager to kill
our own people,
all for the sake
of pleasure
and a kingdom.”
- This quote is from discourse/chapter 1, verse 45 of the Bhagavad Gita (a Hindu scripture included in book 6 of the epic poem, the Mahabharata). The translation used here is by Laurie L. Patton (Penguin Classic, 2014).
