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BG 2.37 — 2.37 Slain, thou wilt obtain heaven; victorious, thou wilt enjoy the earth; therefore, stand up, O son of Kunti, resolved to fight. | Live Gita
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हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् |
तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः ||२-३७||

hato vā prāpsyasi svargaṃ jitvā vā bhokṣyase mahīm . tasmāduttiṣṭha kaunteya yuddhāya kṛtaniścayaḥ ||2-37||


।।2.37।। युद्ध में मरकर तुम स्वर्ग प्राप्त करोगे या जीतकर पृथ्वी को भोगोगे;  इसलिय, हे कौन्तेय ! युद्ध का निश्चय कर तुम खड़े हो जाओ।।

Word-by-word meanings

2.37 हतः slain? वा or? प्राप्स्यसि (thou) wilt obtain? स्वर्गम् heaven? जित्वा having conered? वा or? भोक्ष्यसे (thou) wilt enjoy? महीम् the earth? तस्मात् therefore? उत्तिष्ठ stand up? कौन्तेय O son of Kunti? युद्धाय for fight? कृतनिश्चयः resolved.Commentary In either case you will be benefited. Therefore? stand up with the firm resolution I will coner the enemy or die.

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।2.37।।पक्षान्तरमें कर्ण आदि शूरवीरोंके साथ युद्ध करने पर या तो उनके द्वारा मारा जाकर ( तू ) स्वर्गको प्राप्त करेगा अथवा कर्णादि शूरवीरोंको जीतकर पृथिवीका राज्य भोगेगा। अभिप्राय यह कि दोनों तरहसे तेरा लाभ ही है। जब कि यह बात है इसलिये हे कौन्तेय युद्धके लिये निश्चय करके खड़ा हो जा अर्थात् मैं या तो शत्रुओंको जीतूँगा या मर ही जाऊँगा ऐसा निश्चय करके खड़ा हो जा।

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Swami Gambirananda

2.37 Either by being killed you will attain heaven, or by winning you will enjoy the earth. Therefore, O Arjuna, rise up with determination for fighting.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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