Bhagavad Gita 2.31
Chapter 2, verse 31
Meaning
Look at it, too, from the side of your own duty, and you should not waver. For someone in the warrior's role, nothing is better than a fight for what is right.
The Sanskrit
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि ।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥ ३१ ॥
svadharmam api cāvekṣya na vikampitum arhasi
dharmyād dhi yuddhāc chreyo 'nyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate
Say it
svuh-dhur-mum uh-pi chaa-vayk-shyuh nuh vi-kum-pi-toom ur-huh-si
dhur-myaad dhi yood-dhaach chray-yo 'nyut kshut-ri-yuss-yuh nuh vid-yuh-tay
Word by word
- svadharmam
- your own duty, the dharma of your own role
- api ca avekṣya
- and also, looking at it
- na vikampitum arhasi
- you should not waver or tremble
- dharmyāt hi yuddhāt
- for than a righteous fight
- śreyaḥ anyat
- anything better
- kṣatriyasya na vidyate
- does not exist for a warrior
Read it in context: verses 2.29–32A wonder, then a dutyWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: When big questions stall you, look at your role
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.31 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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