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== Sloka 2.31 ==

=== Sloka (श्लोक) ===

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स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाछ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते।।2.31।।
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=== पदच्छेद / Padaccheda ===
स्व-धर्मम् अपि च अवेक्ष्य
न विकम्पितुम् अर्हसि
धर्म्यात् हि
युद्धात्
श्रेयः अन्यत्
क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते

=== Transliteration (लिप्यांतरण) ===
svadharmam api ca avekṣya
na vikampitum arhasi
dharmyād dhi yuddhāc
śreyo 'nyat
kṣatriyasya na vidyate

=== Translation (अनुवाद) ===
Considering even your own duty, you should not waver, for there is nothing more beneficial to a Kṣatriya than a righteous battle.

=== Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय के साथ शब्दार्थ) ===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Sanskrit (संस्कृत) !! English Meaning (अर्थ) !! Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
|-
| स्व-धर्मम् || own duty || स्व धर्म
|-
| अपि || also || भी
|-
| च || and || तथा
|-
| अवेक्ष्य || considering || देखते हुए
|-
| न || not || नहीं
|-
| विकम्पितुम् || to waver || विचलित होना
|-
| अर्हसि || should do || करना चाहिए
|-
| धर्म्यात् || than righteous || धर्म से
|-
| हि || indeed || निश्चय ही
|-
| युद्धात् || from battle || युद्ध से
|-
| श्रेयः || better || श्रेष्ठ
|-
| अन्यत् || other || अन्य
|-
| क्षत्रियस्य || for a Kṣatriya || क्षत्रिय के लिए
|-
| न || not || नहीं
|-
| विद्यते || exist || है
|}

=== कर्ता-क्रिया-विधान / S-V-O Tuples ===

{| class="wikitable"
|+ कर्ता-क्रिया-विधान / Subject-Verb-Object (S-V-O) Tuples
! कर्ता (Subject) !! क्रिया (Verb) !! विधान (Object) !! अंग्रेज़ी अनुवाद / English Translation !! हिंदी अनुवाद / Hindi Translation
|-
| श्रीकृष्ण (Śrīkṛṣṇa) || कहते हैं (speak) || अर्जुन (Arjuna) को || Lord Krishna speaks to Arjuna || श्रीकृष्ण अर्जुन से कहते हैं
|-
| अर्जुन (Arjuna) || नहीं विचलित होना चाहिए (should not waver) || स्वधर्म का पालन (duty fulfillment) || Arjuna should not waver in fulfilling his duty || अर्जुन को अपने धर्म के पालन में विचलित नहीं होना चाहिए
|-
| क्षत्रिय (Kṣatriya) || नहीं पाता (does not find) || श्रेष्ठ कर्म (better duty) || A Kṣatriya finds no better duty || क्षत्रिय कोई श्रेष्ठ कर्म नहीं पाता
|}

=== Important Concepts (महत्वपूर्ण अवधारणाएँ) ===
* [[svadharma|svadharma (स्वधर्म)]]
* [[kṣatriya-dharma|kṣatriya-dharma (क्षत्रिय-धर्म)]]
* [[dhármya-yuddha|dhármya-yuddha (धर्मयुद्ध)]]

=== Categories (वर्गीकरण) ===
* Duty and Dharma
* Motivation and Encouragement
* Ethics of Warfare

=== Commentary (टीका) ===
The sloka emphasizes the importance of svadharma (स्वधर्म), or one's own duty, particularly for a Kṣatriya (warrior class). Arjuna is reminded by Kṛṣṇa that he must not waver in performing his duty as a warrior. This duty is not merely personal, but aligned with a dhármya-yuddha (righteous war), which is considered the highest duty for a Kṣatriya. In his English commentary, Swami Sivananda explains that a righteous war is a welcome duty and that there is no higher duty for a Kṣatriya than to fight in such a war. The Hindi commentary by Swami Ramsukhdas further clarifies that svadharma includes fulfilling one's duty based on their varṇa (caste) and designation in society, which for Arjuna is to engage in battle without hesitation. Both commentaries highlight the philosophical viewpoint that adhering to one's svadharma brings about true welfare and honor.

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