tasmānnārhā vayaṃ hantuṃ dhārtarāṣṭrānsvabāndhavān
svajanaṃ hi kathaṃ hatvā sukhinaḥ syāma mādhava

Therefore we shall not kill the sons of Dhritarashtra, our relatives; for how can we be happy by killing our own people, O Madhava?

tasmāt = therefore; na = never; ārhāḥ = deserving; vayaṃ = we; hantuṃ = to kill; dhārtarāṣṭrān = the sons of Dhritarashtra; sabāndhavān = along with friends; svajanaṃ = kinsmen; hi = certainly; kathaṃ = how; hatvā = by killing; sukhinaḥ = happy; syāma = will we become; mādhava = O Krishna, husband of the goddess of fortune.;