hTaae va Pa[aPSYaiSa SvGa| iJaTva va >aae+YaSae MahqMa( )
TaSMaaduitaï k-aENTaeYa YauÖaYa k*-TaiNaêYa" )) 37 ))
hato vä präpsyasi svargaà
jitvä vä bhokñyase mahém
tasmäd uttiñöha kaunteya
yuddhäya kåta-niçcayaù
SYNONYMS
hataù-being killed; vä-either; präpsyasi-you gain; svargam-the heavenly kingdom; jitvä-by conquering; vä-or; bhokñyase-you enjoy; mahém-the world; tasmät-therefore; uttiñöha-get up; kaunteya-O son of Kunté; yuddhäya-to fight; kåta-determined; niçcayaù-in certainty.
TRANSLATION
O son of Kunté, 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.
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.
