BG 4.42

तस्मादज्ञानसम्भूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः ।
छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगमातिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥
tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛt-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥ
chittvainaṁ saṁśayaṁ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata

Word-for-word meanings

tasmāt — therefore;  bhārata — O descendant of Bharata;  chittvā — cutting to pieces;  asinā — with the sword;  jñāna — of wisdom;  enam — this;  saṁśayam — doubt;  hṛt-stham — lodged in the heart;  ajñāna-sambhūtam — born of ignorance;  ātmanaḥ — of the self;  ātiṣṭha — become established;  yogam — in niṣkāma-karma-yoga;  uttiṣṭha — [and] stand up [to fight].

Translation

Therefore, O Arjuna, cutting to pieces with the sword of wisdom this doubt lodged in your heart born of ignorance of the self, become established in niṣkāma-karma-yoga and stand up to fight.

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