Bhagavad Gita 2.32
Chapter 2, verse 32
Meaning
A battle like this has come to you on its own, without your seeking it, like a door to heaven swinging open, Arjuna. Only fortunate warriors are given such a fight.
The Sanskrit
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम् ।
सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम् ॥ ३२ ॥
yadṛcchayā copapannaṃ svargadvāram apāvṛtam
sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛśam
Say it
yuh-dri-chchuh-yaa cho-puh-pun-num svur-guh-dvaa-rum uh-paa-vri-tum
soo-khi-nuh kshut-ri-yaah paar-thuh luh-bhun-tay yood-dhum ee-dri-shum
Word by word
- yadṛcchayā ca upapannam
- and arriving by itself, unsought
- svarga-dvāram apāvṛtam
- an open door to heaven
- sukhinaḥ kṣatriyāḥ
- fortunate warriors
- pārtha
- son of Pṛthā (Arjuna)
- labhante yuddham īdṛśam
- get to meet a battle like this
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 2.32 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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