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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 38

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ। ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि

sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā lābhālābhau jayājayau tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.38 mean?

Treating happiness and sorrow, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, then engage in battle; thus you shall not incur sin.

Word-by-word meaning

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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