Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 2 · The Way of Knowledge

    Verse 37

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 2, Verse 37

    हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम्। तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः।।2.37।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    hato vā prāpsyasi swargaṁ jitvā vā bhokṣhyase mahīm tasmād uttiṣhṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛita-niśhchayaḥ

    Translation

    If slain, you will win heaven; or if victorious, you will enjoy the earth. Therefore, arise, O Arjuna, resolved to fight.
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