The Gita

Chapter 2 · Verse 3 of 72

The Yoga of Knowledge

सांख्ययोग

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

O, Pārtha! Do not yield to feebleness; it ill suits you. Shake off this base faint-heartedness! Rise, O Vanquisher of Foes, and prepare for battle! (2:3)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते ।

क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप ॥

Word-by-word

क्लैब्यम् मा स्म गमः, पार्थ! न एतत् त्वयि उप-पद्यते!

क्षुद्रम् हृदय-दौर्बल्यम् त्यक्त्वा, उत्तिष्ठ, परन्तप!

Commentary

Pārtha" means "Son of Prithā," Arjuna. He is called Pārtha because his mother Kunti was known by the name Prithā before being adopted as a daughter by King Kuntibhoja.

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