BG - 2.33

अथ चैत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि। ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.33।।

atha chet tvam imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṅgrāmaṁ na kariṣhyasi tataḥ sva-dharmaṁ kīrtiṁ cha hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi

• atha chet - if, however
• tvam - you
• imam - this
• dharmyam saṅgrāmam - righteous war
• na - not
• kariṣhyasi - act
• tataḥ - then
• sva-dharmam - one’s duty in accordance with the Vedas
• kīrtim - reputation
• cha - and
• hitvā - abandoning
• pāpam - sin
• avāpsyasi - will incur

Translation

But if you will not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned your own duty and reputation, you will incur sin.

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