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Bhagavad Gita 2.38

Sankhya Yoga

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ | ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ||

sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi

English

Do thou fight for the sake of fighting, without considering happiness or distress, loss or gain, victory or defeat—and by so doing you shall never incur sin.

हिन्दी

सुख-दु:ख, लाभ-अलाभ, जय-पराजय को समान समझकर फिर युद्ध के लिए उद्यत हो; इस प्रकार युद्ध करने से तू पाप को प्राप्त नहीं होगा।