Bhagavad Gita · Arjuna Vishada YogaChapter 1, Shloka 37 (1.37)

"Tasmāt" — therefore. Arjuna ties his arguments together into a conclusion. According to Madhusudana, two things are summed up here: the absence of adrishta phala (unseen fruit — merit, the good) and the possibility of anartha (harm) — both are contained in the word "tat" (therefore); and the second line points to the absence of drishta sukha (the pleasures of this world).

"Svabāndhavān" — our own kinsmen. "Dhartarashtra" (Kauravas) and "svabandhava" (our own kin) — two names for the same people, side by side. The first name places them on the opposing side; the second places them in his own family. Arjuna deliberately adds the second name.

"Kathaṃ… sukhinaḥ syāma" — how could we be happy? This question raises again the argument of 1.32–1.33: happiness lies in relationships, so how can there be happiness by destroying them?

"Mādhava" — the address. Mā (Lakshmi) + dhava (husband) — the husband of Lakshmi. Madhusudana reads a lovely hint here: "you are the husband of Lakshmi (auspiciousness, prosperity) — how can you engage me in such an inauspicious act?"