अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं सङ्ग्रामं न करिष्यसि ।
ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ३३ ॥
atha cettvamimaṃ dharmyaṃ saṅgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi
tataḥ svadharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpamavāpsyasi
atha cettvamimaṃ dharmyaṃ saṅgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi
tataḥ svadharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpamavāpsyasi
Word by word
अथ चेत्and if
त्वम् इमम्you, this
धर्म्यम् सङ्ग्रामम्righteous battle
न करिष्यसिwill not fight
ततःthen
स्वधर्मम् कीर्तिम् चyour own duty and your honour
हित्वाlosing
पापम् अवाप्स्यसिyou will incur sin
Translation
ENGLISH
But if you do not fight this righteous battle, then, having abandoned your duty and your honour, you will incur sin.
हिंदी
और यदि तू यह धर्मयुक्त युद्ध नहीं करेगा, तो अपने धर्म और कीर्ति दोनों को खोकर पाप का भागी होगा।
Explanation
Arjuna had thought that fighting would bring sin upon him (1.36). Shri Krishna tells him the opposite: abandoning one’s duty is itself the sin. Calling flight by the name of compassion does not turn it into dharma.
How this verse connects
Sources
- Original text: Bhagavad Gita (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva)
- English and Hindi translation, explanation: SanatanBodh editorial team
Something wrong? Report a mistake
