Chapter 2 · Sankhya Yoga - The Yoga of KnowledgeKrishna
Verse 3
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 2, श्लोक 3
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते।
क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप॥३॥
Transliteration
Klaibyam Ma Sma Gamah Partha Naitat-Tvayy-Upapadyate.
Kshudram Hridaya-Daurbalyam Tyaktvo-Ttishtha Parantapa.||3||
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
क्लैब्यम्klaibyamunmanliness/weakness
मा स्म गमःma sma gamahdo not yield to
पार्थparthaO son of Pritha
न एतत्na etatthis is not
त्वयिtvayiin you
उपपद्यतेupapadyatebefitting
क्षुद्रम्kshudrampetty
हृदयदौर्बल्यम्hridaya-daurbalyamweakness of heart
त्यक्त्वाtyaktvagiving up
उत्तिष्ठuttishthaarise!
परन्तपparantapaO scorcher of enemies
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे पार्थ! नपुंसकता को मत प्राप्त हो, यह तुम्हें शोभा नहीं देती। हे परन्तप! हृदय की इस तुच्छ दुर्बलता को त्यागकर उठो!
English Translation
O Partha, do not yield to unmanliness. It does not befit you. O scorcher of enemies, give up this petty weakness of heart and arise!
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna calls Arjuna 'Parantapa' (scorcher of enemies) to remind him of his warrior identity. The command 'Uttishtha' (Arise!) is one of the most powerful words in the Gita — a call to action that echoes through centuries. Krishna reframes Arjuna's compassion as 'petty weakness' to jolt him awake.