Bhagavad Gita 2.33 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“If you run away from your duty, you lose your good name.”
What it means
“If you walk away from this, you abandon your duty and your good name, and you do real harm.”
The original Sanskrit
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि । ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥
atha cettvamimaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi tataḥ svadharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpamavāpsyasi
Translations
Literal translation
On the other hand, if you will not fight this righteous battle, then, forsaking your own duty and fame, you will incur sin.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और यदि तुम इस धर्मयुद्ध को स्वीकार नहीं करोगे, तो स्वधर्म और कीर्ति को खोकर पाप को प्राप्त करोगे।
Swami Tejomayananda
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