BG - 2.40

नेहाभिक्रमनाशोऽस्ति प्रत्यवायो न विद्यते। स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्।।2.40।।

nehābhikrama-nāśho ’sti pratyavāyo na vidyate svalpam apyasya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt

• na - not
• iha - in this
• abhikrama - efforts
• nāśhaḥ - loss
• asti - there is
• pratyavāyaḥ - adverse result
• na - not
• vidyate - is
• su-alpam - a little
• api - even
• asya - of this
• dharmasya - occupation
• trāyate - saves
• mahataḥ - from great
• bhayāt - danger

Translation

In this, there is no loss of effort, nor is there any harm produced, nor any transgression. Even a little of this knowledge protects one from great fear.

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