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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2, Sāṅkhya Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 2.38

సుఖదుఃఖే సమే కృత్వా లాభాలాభౌ జయాజయౌ

Treat pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, and then prepare for battle. Fighting this way, you will not incur sin.

Sloka 2.38

2.38

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ ।
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥

సుఖదుఃఖే సమే కృత్వా లాభాలాభౌ జయాజయౌ ।
తతో యుద్ధాయ యుజ్యస్వ నైవం పాపమవాప్స్యసి ॥

sukhaduḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau |
tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṃ pāpamavāpsyasi ||

తాత్పర్యం

సుఖదుఃఖాలు, లాభనష్టాలు, జయాపజయాలను సమానంగా భావించి యుద్ధానికి సిద్ధపడు. ఇలా చేస్తే నీకు పాపం అంటదు.

Meaning

Treat pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, and then prepare for battle. Fighting this way, you will not incur sin.

About chapter 2

Arjuna surrenders to Krishna as his disciple, and Krishna begins to teach. The soul is eternal: it is never born and never dies, so the wise do not grieve. Krishna explains one’s own duty (svadharma), action without attachment to results, and the qualities of a person of steady wisdom (sthitaprajña). Many of the Gita’s best-known verses, including 2.47, are in this chapter.

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Last updated 2026-10-31