Bhagavad Gita · 2.38
॥
Devanāgarī
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ ।
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sukhaduḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau |
tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सुखदुःखेsukha-duḥkhehappiness and distress.
समेsameas equal.
कृत्वाkṛtvāhaving made, treating.
लाभालाभौlābha-alābhaugain and loss.
जयाजयौjaya-ajayauvictory and defeat.
ततःtataḥthen, after that.
युद्धायyuddhāyafor battle.
युज्यस्वyujyasvafight, prepare, engage.
न एवम्na evamnot thus, in this way not.
पापम्pāpamsin.
अवाप्स्यसिavāpsyasiyou will incur, you will bring upon yourself.
Translation
“Fight for the sake of fighting itself, without thought of happiness and distress, gain and loss, victory and defeat. Acting thus, you will incur no sin.”
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