Word meanings
- sukha
- happiness
- duḥkhe
- in distress
- same kṛtvā
- treating alike
- lābha-alābhau
- gain and loss
- jaya-ajayau
- victory and defeat
- tataḥ
- thereafter
- yuddhāya
- for fighting
- yujyasva
- engage
- na
- never
- evam
- thus
- pāpam
- sin
- avāpsyasi
- shall incur
Translations
Having made pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat equal, engage in battle for the sake of battle; thus, you shall not incur sin.
Look upon pleasure and pain, victory and defeat, with an equal eye. Be prepared for the combat, and you will commit no sin.
Treating happiness and sorrow, gain and loss, and conquest and defeat with equanimity, then engage in battle. Thus, you will not incur sin.
जय-पराजय, लाभ-हानि और सुख-दुःखको समान करके फिर युद्धमें लग जा। इस प्रकार युद्ध करनेसे तू पापको प्राप्त नहीं होगा।Commentary
This is the Yoga of eanimity or the doctrine of poise in action. If anyone does any action with the above mental attitude or balanced state of mind he will not reap the fruits of his action. Such an action will lead to the purification of his heart and freedom from birth and death. One has to develop such a balanced state of mind through continous struggle and vigilant efforts.