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Chapter 2

Chapter 2 · Verse 37

Sankhya Yoga

सांख्ययोग

हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् | तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः ||२-३७||

hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṃ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm . tasmāduttiṣṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ ||2-37||

In plain words

You should stand up with a firm resolve to face your battles, knowing that you cannot lose. If you fall, you will attain heavenly rewards; if you win, you will enjoy the earth. Fulfilling your dharma, your righteous duty, brings success in either outcome. Shake off your hesitation, commit to your actions, and rise to meet your destiny.

Translation

2.37 If slain, you shall win heaven; or if victorious, you shall enjoy the earth. Therefore, arise, O Arjuna, resolved to fight.

Meaning

In either case you will be benefited. Therefore stand up with the firm resolution I will coner the enemy or die.

Word by word

हतः slain वा or प्राप्स्यसि (thou) wilt obtain स्वर्गम् heaven जित्वा having conered वा or भोक्ष्यसे (thou) wilt enjoy महीम् the earth तस्मात् therefore उत्तिष्ठ stand up कौन्तेय O son of Kunti युद्धाय for fight कृतनिश्चयः resolved.