सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ । ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि ॥ ३८ ॥
sukha-duḥkhe same kṛitvā lābhālābhau jayājayau tato yuddhāya yujyasva naivaṁ pāpam avāpsyasi
Translation
Treating alike pleasure and pain, gain and loss, victory and defeat, engage in battle for the sake of battle; thus you will incur no sin.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
सुख-दुख, लाभ-हानि और जय-पराजय को समान समझकर युद्ध के लिए तैयार हो जाओ; इस प्रकार तुम्हें पाप नहीं लगेगा।
Commentary
A crucial bridge verse. Having just offered heaven or earth as motives, Krishna now asks Arjun to let go of all outcomes and act from equanimity. Sin, he implies, comes from selfish attachment to results, not from the duty itself. This leads directly into the teaching of karma yoga.