Chapter 2, Verse 33
Chapter 2 · karma-yoga
Shloka
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि | ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि ||२-३३||
atha cettvamimaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi . tataḥ svadharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpamavāpsyasi ||2-33||
English Meaning
English Meaning
But if thou wilt not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned thine own duty and fame, thou shalt incur sin.
Hindi Meaning
और यदि तुम इस धर्मयुद्ध को स्वीकार नहीं करोगे, तो स्वधर्म और कीर्ति को खोकर पाप को प्राप्त करोगे।।
Russian Meaning
Но если ты не будешь вести эту праведную войну, то, оставив свой долг и славу, ты навлечешь на себя грех.
Spanish Meaning
Pero si no peleas esta guerra justa, habiendo abandonado tu propio deber y tu fama, incurrirás en pecado.
Commentary
The Lord reminds Arjuna of the fame he had already earned and which he would now lose if he refused to fight. Arjuna had acired great fame by fighting with Lord Siva. Arjuna proceeded on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas. He fought with Siva Who appeared in the guise of a mountaineer (Kirata) and got from Him the Pasupatastra? a celestial weapon.