Bhagavad Gita 2.31
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि। धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।
swa-dharmam api chāvekṣhya na vikampitum arhasi dharmyāddhi yuddhāch chhreyo ’nyat kṣhatriyasya na vidyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| swa-dharmam | swa-dharmam | one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas |
| api | api | also |
| cha | cha | and |
| avekṣhya | avekṣhya | considering |
| na | na | not |
| vikampitum | vikampitum | to waver |
| arhasi | arhasi | should |
| dharmyāt | dharmyāt | for righteousness |
| hi | hi | indeed |
| yuddhāt | yuddhāt | than fighting |
| śhreyaḥ | śhreyaḥ | better |
| anyat | anyat | another |
| kṣhatriyasya | kṣhatriyasya | of a warrior |
| na | na | not |
| vidyate | vidyate | exists |
Further, having regard to your duty, you should not waver, for there is nothing higher for a Kshatriya than a righteous war.
और स्वधर्म को भी देखकर तुमको विचलित होना उचित नहीं है, क्योंकि धर्मयुक्त युद्ध से बढ़कर दूसरा कोई कल्याणकारक कर्त्तव्य क्षत्रिय के लिये नहीं है।।