Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 2.37
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 2.37 · 2 · Verse 37
Sanskrit Original
।।2.37।। हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गम् हतः सन् स्वर्गं प्राप्स्यसि। जित्वा वा कर्णादीन् शूरान् भोक्ष्यसे महीम् । उभयथापि तव लाभ एवेत्यभिप्रायः। यत एवं तस्मात् उत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चयः जेष्यामि शत्रून् मरिष्यामि वा इति निश्चयं कृत्वेत्यर्थः।। तत्र युद्धं स्वधर्म इत्येवं युध्यमानस्योपदेशमिमं श्रृणु
2.37 Again, by undertaking the fight with Karna and others, va, either; hatah, by being killed; prapsyasi, you will attain; svargam, heaven; or jitva, by winning over Karna and other heroes; bhoksyase, you will enjoy; mahim, the earth. The purport is that in either case you surely stand to gain. Since this is so, Kaunteya, O son of Kunti; tasmat, therefore; uttistha, rise up; krta-niscayah, with determination; yuddhaya, for fighting, i.e. with the determination, 'I shall either defeat the enemies or shall die.'