2.38 सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ। ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि
sukha
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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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Viewing pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, you should get yourself ready for the battle. Thus, you will not incur sin.
Look upon pleasure and pain, victory and defeat, with an equal eye. Make ready for the combat, and thou shalt commit no sin.
Holding pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat as alike, gird yourself up for the battle. Thus, you shall not incur any sin.
Treating happiness and sorrow, gain and loss, and contest and defeat with equanimity, then engage in battle. Thus you will not incur sin.
Having made pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat the same, engage thou in battle for the sake of battle; thus thou shalt not incur sin.
2.40 नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते। स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्
n
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abhikrama—efforts;nāśhaḥ—loss;asti—there is;pratyavāyaḥ—adverse result;na—not;vidyate—is;su-alpam—a little;api—even;asya—of this;dharmasya—occupation;trāyate—saves;mahataḥ—from great;bhayāt—danger
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Here, there is no loss due to transgression, and there is no contrary downward course (sin); even a little of this righteous thing can save one from great danger.
On this Path, endeavour is never wasted, nor can it ever be repressed. Even a very little of its practice protects one from great danger.
Here, there is no loss of effort, nor any accrual of evil. Even a little of this Dharma (called Karma Yoga) protects a man from the great fear.
Here there is no waste of an attempt; nor is there (any) harm. Even a little of this righteousness saves (one) from great fear.
In this there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm (the production of contrary results or transgression). Even a little of this knowledge (even a little practice of this Yoga) protects one from great fear.
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सांख्ययोग
Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga
sāṃkhyayoga
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2.39 एषा तेऽभिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु। बुद्ध्यायुक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि
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Word meanings
eṣhā—hitherto;te—to you;abhihitā—explained;sānkhye—by analytical knowledge;buddhiḥ yoge—by the yog of intellect;tu—indeed;imām—this;śhṛiṇu—listen;buddhyā—by understanding;yuktaḥ—united;yayā—by which;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;karma-bandham—bondage of karma;prahāsyasi—you shall be released from
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Listen, how this knowledge, imparted to you for your Sankhya, is also for the Yoga; endowed with this knowledge, you shall cast off the bondage of action, O son of Prtha!
I have told thee the philosophy of Knowledge. Now listen and I will explain the philosophy of Action, by means of which, O Arjuna, thou shalt break through the bondage of all action.
This Buddhi concerning the self (Sankhya) has been imparted to you. Now listen to this with regard to Yoga, by following which you will get rid of the bondage of Karma.
O Partha, this wisdom has been imparted to you from the standpoint of Self-realization. But listen to this (wisdom) from the standpoint of Yoga, endowed with which wisdom you will get rid of the bondage of action.
This which has been taught to thee, is wisdom concerning Sankhya. Now listen to wisdom concerning Yoga, endowed with which, O Arjuna, thou shalt cast off the bonds of action!
