2.37 hathO vA prApsyasi svargam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 36 SlOkam – Original hathO vA prApsyasi svargam jithvA vA bhOkshyasE mahIm | thasmAdh uththishta kaunthEya yudhdhAya krutha niSchaya: || word-by-word meaning  kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI!hathO vA – if killed (in dharma yudhdham – righteous war)svargam – … Read more

2.36 avAchya vAdhAmS cha bahUn

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 35 SlOkam – Original avAchya vAdhAmS cha bahUn vadhishyanthi thavAhithA: | nindhanthas thava sAmarthyam thathO dhu:kha tharam nu kim || word-by-word meaning thava ahithA: – your enemies dhuryOdhana et al thava – your sAmarthyam – ability nindhantha: – will … Read more

2.35 bhayAdh raNAdh uparatham

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 34 SlOkam – Original bhayAdh raNAdh uparatham mamsyanthE thvAm mahArathA: | yEshAm cha thvam bahumathO bhUthvA yAsyasi lAghavam || word-by-word meaning mahArathA: – valiant enemies thvAm – you bhayAth – due to fear raNAth uparatham – ran away from … Read more

2.34 akIrthim chApi bhUthAni

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 33 SlOkam – Original akIrthim chApi bhUthAni kathayishyanthi thE’vyayAm | sambhAvithasya chAkIrthir maraNAdhathirichyathE || word-by-word meaning bhUthAni api – all living beings thE – for you avyayAm – that could spread in all places and all times akIrthim cha … Read more

2.33 atha chEth thvam imam dharmyam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 32 SlOkam – Original atha chEth thvam imam dharmyam sangrAmam na karishyasi | thatha: svadharmam kIrthim cha hithvA pApam avApsyasi || word-by-word meaning atha – unlike that thvam – you imam dharmyam sangrAmam – this righteous war na karishyasi … Read more

2.32 yadhruchchayA chOpapannam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 31 SlOkam – Original yadhruchchayA chOpapannam svargadhvAram apAvrutham | sukhina: kshathriyA: pArtha labhanthE yudhdham IdhruSam || word-by-word meaning hE pArtha – Oh son of prthA (kunthI)! yadhruchchayA – incidental upapannam – come about apAvrutham svarga dhvAram – being the … Read more

2.31 svadharmam api chAvEkshya

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 30 SlOkam – Original svadharmam api chAvEkshya na vikampithum arhasi | dharmyAdh dhi yudhdhAch chrEyo’nyath kshathriyasya na vidhyathE || word-by-word meaning api cha – further, svadharmam avEkshya – even if you look at your dharmam (duty of fighting) vikampithum … Read more

2.30 dhEhI nithyam avadhyO ’yam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 29 SlOkam – Original dhEhI nithyam avadhyO ’yam dhEhE sarvasya bhAratha | thasmAth sarvANi bhUthAni na thvam SOchithum arhasi || word-by-word meaning sarvasya – in all forms such as dhEva (celestial), manushya (human) etc dhEhE – bodies (vadhyamAnE sathyapi … Read more

2.29 AScharyavath paSyathi kaSchidhEnam

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 28 SlOkam – Original AScharyavath paSyathi kaSchidhEnam AScharyavadh vadhathi thathaiva chAnya: | AScharyavach chainam anya: SruNOthi SruthvApi Enam vEdha na chaiva kaSchith || word-by-word meaning Ascharyavath – being amazing Enam – this AthmA kaSchith Eva – one (among crores … Read more

2.28 avyakthAdhIni bhUthAni

SrI:  SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:  SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:  SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 2 << Chapter 2 verse 27 SlOkam – Original avyakthAdhIni bhUthAni vyakthamadhyAni bhAratha | avyakthanidhanAni Eva thathra kA paridhEvanA || word-by-word meaning bhAratha – arjuna! bhUthAni – forms such as dhEva (celestial), manushya (human) etc avyakthAdhIni – having an unmanifest primary state vyakthamadhyAni – … Read more