Bhagavad Gita

Verse 2.38

Sankhya Yoga

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Sanskrit & Transliteration

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ

ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि

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

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Meaning

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.

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Sanskrit	Hindi	English
सुखदुःखे	सुख-दुःख (समान)	happiness and distress
समे	समान (अवस्था)	equally
कृत्वा	करते हुए (क्रिया)	having done
लाभालाभौ	लाभ-अलाभ (समान)	gain and loss
जयाजयौ	जय-पराजय (समान)	victory and defeat
ततो	तब (संकेत)	therefore
युद्धाय	युद्ध के लिए (उद्देश्य)	for fighting
युज्यस्व	उद्यत हो (क्रिया)	engage
नैवम्	नहीं (नकारात्मक)	not
पापम्	पाप (अपराध)	sin
अवाप्स्यसि	प्राप्त होगा (क्रिया)	you shall incur

सुखदुःखे=सुख-दुःख (समान)(happiness and distress)
समे=समान (अवस्था)(equally)
कृत्वा=करते हुए (क्रिया)(having done)
लाभालाभौ=लाभ-अलाभ (समान)(gain and loss)
जयाजयौ=जय-पराजय (समान)(victory and defeat)
ततो=तब (संकेत)(therefore)
युद्धाय=युद्ध के लिए (उद्देश्य)(for fighting)
युज्यस्व=उद्यत हो (क्रिया)(engage)
नैवम्=नहीं (नकारात्मक)(not)
पापम्=पाप (अपराध)(sin)
अवाप्स्यसि=प्राप्त होगा (क्रिया)(you shall incur)

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