BG 2.38
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ ।
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥
ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥
sukha-duḥkhe same kṛtvā lābhālābhau jayājayau
tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi
tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi
Word-for-word meanings
kṛtvā — considering; sukha — pleasure; duḥkhe — [and] pain; lābha-alābhau — gain and loss; jaya-ajayau — victory and defeat; same — alike; yujyasva — be engaged; yuddhāya — for the sake of battle; tataḥ — thus; evam — in this way; na avāpsyasi — you will not incur; pāpam — sin.
Translation
Considering pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat alike, engage in battle. Thus, you will not incur sin.