Text 31]] Observing the Armies on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra 57
material conditions. Arjuna envisioned only unhappiness in the battle-field—he would not be happy even by gaining victory over the foe. The word  nimitta  is significant. When a man sees only frustration in his expectations, he thinks, “Why am I here?” Everyone is interested in himself and his own welfare. No one is interested in the Supreme Self. Arjuna is supposed to show disregard for self-interest by submission to the will of Kṛṣṇa, who is everyone’s real self-interest. The conditioned soul forgets this, and therefore suffers material pains. Arjuna thought that his victory in the battle would only be a cause of lamentation for him.
TEXT 31
न च श्रेयोऽनुपश्यामि हत्वा स्वजनमाहवे । 
    न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ॥३१॥
na ca śreyo nupaśyāmi hatvā svajanam āhave na kāṅkṣe vijayaṁ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca
na —nor;  ca —also;  śreyaḥ —good;  anupaśyāmi —do I foresee;  hatvā —by killing;  svajanam —own kinsmen;  āhave —in the fight;  na —nor;  kāṅkṣe —do I desire;  vijayam —victory;  kṛṣṇa —O Kṛṣṇa;  na —nor;  ca —also;  rājyam —kingdom;  sukhāni —happiness thereof;  ca —also.
TRANSLATION
I do not see how any good can come from killing my own kinsmen in this battle, nor can I, my dear Kṛṣṇa, desire any subsequent victory, kingdom, or happiness.
PURPORT
Without knowing that one’s self-interest is in Viṣṇu (or Kṛṣṇa), conditioned souls are attracted by bodily relationships, hoping to be happy in such situations. Under delusion, they forget that Kṛṣṇa is also the cause of material happiness. Arjuna appears to have even forgotten the moral codes for a  kṣatriya . It is said that two kinds of men, namely the  kṣatriya  who dies directly in front of the battlefield under Kṛṣṇa’s personal orders