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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते। क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप
klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitat tvayyupapadyate kṣhudraṁ hṛidaya-daurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣhṭha parantapa
O Arjuna! Why give way to unmanliness? O thou, who art the terror of thy enemies! Shake off such shameful effeminacy and make ready to act!
klaibyam—unmanliness · mā sma—do not · gamaḥ—yield to · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · na—not · etat—this · tvayi—to you · upapadyate—befitting · kṣhudram—petty · hṛidaya—heart · daurbalyam—weakness · tyaktvā—giving up · uttiṣhṭha—arise · param-tapa—conqueror of enemies
fearaction
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