jnatva -- being aware; jnati -- of his relatives; vadham -- the killing; garhyam -- abominable; adharmam -- irreligion; rajya -- to acquire a kingdom; hetukam -- having as the motive; tatah -- from such activity; nivrittah -- retired; harata -- the killer; aham -- I am; hatah -- killed; ayam -- this group of relatives; iti -- thus; laukikah -- mundane.

On the Battlefield of Kurukshetra 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.