Bhagavad Gita 2.33
Sankhya Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं संग्रामं न करिष्यसि | ततः स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि ||२-३३||
Transliteration
atha cettvamimaṃ dharmyaṃ saṃgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi . tataḥ svadharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpamavāpsyasi ||2-33||
But if thou wilt not fight this righteous war, then having abandoned thine own duty and fame, thou shalt incur sin.
Word by Word
अथ चेत् but if, त्वम् thou, इमम् this, धर्म्यम् righteous, संग्रामम् warfare, न not, करिष्यसि will do, ततः,then, स्वधर्मम् own duty, कीर्तिम् fame, च and, हित्वा having abandoned, पापम् sin, अवाप्स्यसि shall incur
Classical Commentary
The Lord reminds Arjuna of the fame he had already earned and which he would now lose if he refused to fight. Arjuna had acired great fame by fighting with Lord Siva. Arjuna proceeded on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas. He fought with Siva Who appeared in the guise of a mountaineer (Kirata) and got from Him the Pasupatastra, a celestial weapon.