Shloka 3
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
क्लैब्यं मा सम गम: पार्थ नैतत् त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रे हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परंतप
klaibyaṁ mā sma gamaḥ pārtha naitat tvayy upapadyate | kṣudraṁ hṛdaya-daurbalyaṁ tyaktvottiṣṭha paraṁtapa ||
“Não te entregues à covardia, ó Pārtha; isso não te convém. Lança fora esta mesquinha fraqueza do coração, ó flagelo dos inimigos, e ergue-te, pronto para a batalha.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not surrender to ignoble despair or self-diminishing fear; instead, abandon inner weakness and rise to perform one’s rightful duty with courage and steadiness.
On the battlefield, Arjuna falters and refuses to fight; in response, Kṛṣṇa admonishes him, saying such weakness is unworthy of him and urging him to stand up and engage in battle.