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TEXT 37

TEXT 37

Devanagari

Devanagari

हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्ग जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् ।
तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः ॥ ३७ ॥

Text

Text

hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ
jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm
tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya
yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ
hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṁ
jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm
tasmād uttiṣṭha kaunteya
yuddhāya kṛta-niścayaḥ

Synonyms

Synonyms

hataḥ — being killed; vā — either; prāpsyasi — you gain; svargam — the heavenly kingdom; jitvā — by conquering; vā — or; bhokṣyase — you enjoy; mahīm — the world; tasmāt — therefore; uttiṣṭha — get up; kaunteya — O son of Kuntī; yuddhāya — to fight; kṛta — determined; niścayaḥ — in certainty.

hataḥ — getötet werdend; vā — entweder; prāpsyasi — du erlangst; svargam — das himmlische Königreich; jitvā — indem du besiegst; vā — oder; bhokṣyase — du genießt; mahīm — die Welt; tasmāt — deshalb; uttiṣṭha — erhebe dich; kaunteya — o Sohn Kuntīs; yuddhāya — zu kämpfen; kṛta — entschlossen; niścayaḥ — mit Gewißheit.

Translation

Translation

O son of Kuntī, either you will be killed on the battlefield and attain the heavenly planets, or you will conquer and enjoy the earthly kingdom. Therefore, get up with determination and fight.

O Sohn Kuntīs, entweder wirst du auf dem Schlachtfeld getötet werden und die himmlischen Planeten erreichen, oder du wirst siegen und so das Königreich der Erde genießen. Erhebe dich daher, und kämpfe mit Entschlossenheit.

Purport

Purport

Even though there was no certainty of victory for Arjuna’s side, he still had to fight; for, even being killed there, he could be elevated into the heavenly planets.

ERLÄUTERUNG: Obwohl es nicht sicher war, daß Arjunas Seite siegen würde, mußte er dennoch kämpfen; denn selbst wenn er den Tod fände, würde er auf die himmlischen Planeten erhoben werden.