Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 38 – Krishna and Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 38

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  2.38 ||

Sanskrit Shloka

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ। ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.38।।

Transliteration

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

Word Meanings

sukha—happiness; duḥkhe—in distress; same kṛitvā—treating alike; lābha-alābhau—gain and loss; jaya-ajayau—victory and defeat; tataḥ—thereafter; yuddhāya—for fighting; yujyasva—engage; na—never; evam—thus; pāpam—sin; avāpsyasi—shall incur

Commentary & Explanation