BG - 2.38

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ। ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.38।।

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

• sukha - happiness
• duḥkhe - in distress
• same kṛitvā - 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

Translation

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.

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