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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 33

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि

atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.33 mean?

But if you do not fight this righteous war, then, abandoning your own duty and fame, you will incur sin.

Word-by-word meaning

atha chet—if, however · tvam—you · imam—this · dharmyam saṅgrāmam—righteous war · na—not · kariṣhyasi—act · tataḥ—then · sva-dharmam—one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas · kīrtim—reputation · cha—and · hitvā—abandoning · pāpam—sin · avāpsyasi—will incur

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