Chapter 2 · The Way of Knowledge
Verse 33
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 2, Verse 33
अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।
Transliteration (IAST)
atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi
Translation
But if you do not fight this righteous war, you will be turning away from your duty and honor, and will incur sin.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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