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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 32

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्। सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्

yadṛichchhayā chopapannaṁ swarga-dvāram apāvṛitam sukhinaḥ kṣhatriyāḥ pārtha labhante yuddham īdṛiśham

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.32 mean?

O Partha, happy are the Kshatriyas who obtain such a battle, which comes unsought and stands as an open door to heaven.

Word-by-word meaning

yadṛichchhayā—unsought · cha—and · upapannam—come · swarga—celestial abodes · dvāram—door · apāvṛitam—wide open · sukhinaḥ—happy · kṣhatriyāḥ—warriors · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · labhante—obtain · yuddham—war · īdṛiśham—such

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