Bhagavad Gita 2.38 meaningWho you really are
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Treat winning and losing the same. Then just do your best.”
What it means
“Treat pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat the same — then act. That way you won't be stained by wrongdoing.”
The original Sanskrit
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ । ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥
sukhaduḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṃ pāpamavāpsyasi
Translations
Literal translation
Treating happiness and sorrow, gain and loss, and conquest and defeat with equanimity, then engage in battle. Thus you will not incur sin.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
सुख-दु:ख, लाभ-हानि और जय-पराजय को समान करके युद्ध के लिये तैयार हो जाओ; इस प्रकार तुमको पाप नहीं होगा।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 2.39“So far I have explained the truth about the self. Now hear how to live it in action — this wisdom will free you from the trap of your actions.”