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hato vā prāpsyasi svargaḿ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.37 O son of Kunti, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly...

sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaḿ pāpam avāpsyasi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.38 Do thou fight for the sake of fighting, without considering happiness or distress, loss or gain,...

eṣā te ‘bhihitā sāńkhye buddhir yoge tv imāḿ śṛṇu buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandhaḿ prahāsyasi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.39 Thus far I have described this knowledge to you through analytical study. Now...

nehābhikrama-nāśo ‘sti pratyavāyo na vidyate sv-alpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.40 In this endeavor there is no loss or diminution, and a little advancement on this path can...

vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śākhā hy anantāś ca buddhayo ‘vyavasāyinām Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.41 Those who are on this path are resolute in purpose, and their aim is one. O beloved child of the...

yām imāḿ puṣpitāḿ vācaḿ pravadanty avipaścitaḥ veda-vāda-ratāḥ pārtha nānyad astīti vādinaḥ kāmātmānaḥ svarga-parā janma-karma-phala-pradām kriyā-viśeṣa-bahulāḿ bhogaiśvarya-gatiḿ prati Translation of Bhagavad Gita...

bhogaiśvarya-prasaktānāḿ tayāpahṛta-cetasām vyavasāyātmikā buddhiḥ samādhau na vidhīyate Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.44 In the minds of those who are too attached to sense enjoyment and material opulence, and who are...

trai-guṇya-viṣayā vedā nistrai-guṇyo bhavārjuna nirdvandvo nitya-sattva-stho niryoga-kṣema ātmavān Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.45 The Vedas deal mainly with the subject of the three modes of material nature. O Arjuna,...

yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.46 All purposes served by a small well can at once be served by a great reservoir of water. Similarly, all...

karmaṇy evādhikāras te mā phaleṣu kadācana mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te sańgo ‘stv akarmaṇi Translation of Bhagavad Gita 2.47 You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits...