BG 2.31
स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि ।
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥
धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते ॥
sva-dharmam api cāvekṣya na vikampitum arhasi
dharmyād dhi yuddhāc chreyo ’nyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate
dharmyād dhi yuddhāc chreyo ’nyat kṣatriyasya na vidyate
Word-for-word meanings
api ca — moreover; avekṣya — considering; sva-dharmam — your own duty; na arhasi — you do not deserve; vikampitum — to waver; hi — because; kṣatriyasya — for a warrior; na vidyate — there does not exist; anyat — anything; śreyaḥ — more beneficial; yuddhāt — than a battle; dharmyāt — that is righteous.
Translation
Moreover, considering your own duty (dharma), you should not waver, for there is nothing more beneficial for a kṣatriya than a righteous battle.