Chapter 2 Verse 38 of 72

• sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā
• lābhālābhau jayājayau
• tato yuddhāya yujyasva
• naivaḿ pāpam avāpsyasi

Translation

Do thou fight for the sake of fighting, without considering happiness or distress, loss or gain, victory or defeat — and by so doing you shall never incur sin.

Synonyms

• sukha

  happiness

• duḥkhe

  and distress

• same

  in equanimity

• kṛtvā

  doing so

• alābhau

  both profit and loss

• ajayau

  both victory and defeat

• tataḥ

  thereafter

• yuddhāya

  for the sake of fighting

• yujyasva

  engage (fight)

• na

  never

• evam

  in this way

• pāpam

  sinful reaction

• avāpsyasi

  you will gain.

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