jñātvā - being aware; jñāti - of his relatives; vadham - the killing; garhyam - abominable; adharmam - irreligion; rājya - to acquire a kingdom; hetukam - having as the motive; tataḥ - from such activity; nivṛttaḥ - retired; haratā - the killer; aham - I am; hataḥ - killed; ayam - this group of relatives; iti - thus; laukikaḥ - mundane.

On the Battlefield of Kurukṣetra Arjuna thought that killing his relatives would be an abominable, irreligious activity, motivated only by his desire to acquire a kingdom. He therefore desisted from the battle, thinking, “I would be the killer of my relatives. They would be destroyed.” Thus Arjuna was afflicted with mundane consciousness.