Chapter 2, Verse 31
Chapter 2 · karma-yoga
Shloka
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि | धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ||२-३१||
svadharmamapi cāvekṣya na vikampitumarhasi . dharmyāddhi yuddhācchreyo.anyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate ||2-31||
English Meaning
English Meaning
Further, having regard to thy duty, shouldst not waver, for there is nothing higher for a Kshatriya than a righteous war.
Hindi Meaning
और स्वधर्म को भी देखकर तुमको विचलित होना उचित नहीं है, क्योंकि धर्मयुक्त युद्ध से बढ़कर दूसरा कोई कल्याणकारक कर्त्तव्य क्षत्रिय के लिये नहीं है।।
Russian Meaning
Далее, принимая во внимание свой долг, не должен колебаться, ибо нет ничего выше для кшатрия, чем праведная война.
Spanish Meaning
Además, teniendo en cuenta tu deber, no deberías vacilar, porque no hay nada más elevado para un Kshatriya que una guerra justa.
Commentary
Lord Krishna now gives to Arjuna wordly reasons for fighting. Up to this time? He talked to Arjuna on the immortality of the Self and gave him philosophical reasons. Now He says to Arjuna? O Arjuna Fighting is a Kshatriyas own duty. You ought not to swerve from that duty. To a Kshatriyta (one born in the warrior or ruling class) nothing is more welcome than a righteous war. A warrior should fight.