Bhagavad Gita
· Sankhya Yoga 2
· Verse 31
Verified original
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते
സ്വധര്മ്മമപി ചാവേക്ഷ്യ ന വികമ്പിതുമര്ഹസി ധര്മ്മാദ്ധി യുദ്ധാച്ഛ്രേയോഽന്യത്ക്ഷത്രിയസ്യ ന വിദ്യതേ
svadharmamapi cāvekṣya na vikampitumarhasi dharmyāddhi yuddhācchreyo.anyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate
English Translation
Even considering your own duty you should not waver, since there is nothing else better for a Ksatriya than a righteous battle.
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Explanation · English
Lord Krishna now gives to Arjuna wordly reasons for fighting. Up to this time? He talked to Arjuna on the immortality of the Self and gave him philosophical reasons. Now He says to Arjuna? O Arjuna Fighting is a Kshatriyas own duty. You ought not to swerve from that duty. To a Kshatriyta (one born in the warrior or ruling class) nothing is more welcome than a righteous war. A warrior should fight.