Let's Learn Bhagavad Gita - Day 38 - Chapter 02 - Shlokas 38 & 39

Day - 38:

Chapter 02 – śloka 38:
सुखदु:खे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ |
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि || 38||

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

Word by Word Meaning:
sukhaduḥkhe – pleasure and pain;
same – as equal;
kṛtvā – having treated;
lābhālābhau – gain and loss;
jayājayau – success and defeat;
tataḥ – then;
yuddhāya – for battle;
yujyasva – engage;
na – no;
eva – in this way;
pāpam – sin;
avāpsyasi – you will incur;

Explanation Ch 02 – śloka 38:
Man experiences hope and despair, pleasure and pain, loss and gain, and victory and defeat all through his life. The noble one rises above these opposites, practicing even-mindedness and detachment as he goes about his duty, without being attached to the fruits of his actions.

Meaning Ch 02 – śloka 38:
Treating pleasure and pain, gain and loss, success and defeat as equal, engage in the battle [for the sake of duty]. This way, you will not incur sin.

Chapter 02 – śloka 39:
एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये
बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु |
बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ
कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि || 39||

eṣhā te ’bhihitā sānkhye
buddhir yoge tvimāṁ śhṛiṇu
buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha
karma-bandhaṁ prahāsyasi

Word by Word Meaning:
eṣā – all this or so far;
te – to you;
abhihitā – explained;
sāṅkhye – in regard to the nature of the Self;
buddhiḥ – wisdom;
yoge – in regard to yoga;
tu – indeed; 
imām – this;
śṛṇu – listen; 
buddhyā – by wisdom; 
yuktaḥ – endowed; 
yayā – by which; 
pārtha – Arjuna, the son of Prtha;
karmabandham – bondage of action-reaction;
prahāsyasi – you shall be released from;

Explanation Ch 02 – śloka 39:
Having thus explained the knowledge of the immortal soul or the Self (sāṅkhya), Krishna now teaches Arjuna its practical wisdom, buddhi yoga. Using this, the discriminating intellect can bring about detachment from the bondage to one’s actions and results.

Meaning Ch 02 – śloka 39:
So far, the knowledge of sāṅkhya (the nature of the Self) has been explained to you. Now listen, O Arjuna, to the wisdom of yoga (the means of attaining the knowledge explained earlier). Endowed with this, you shall be released from the bondage of karma (action and reaction).

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