Akeertim chaapi bhootaani - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 34

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 34

English:

Akeertim chaapi bhootaani kathayishyanti te’vyayaam
Sambhaavitasya chaakeertir maranaad atirichyate

Sanskrit: 

अकीर्तिम् चापि भूतानि कथयिष्यन्ति तेव्ययाम्
सम्भावितस्य चाकीर्तिर मरणात् अतिरिच्यते

Oriya: 

ଅକୀର୍ତିମ୍ ଚାପି ଭୂତାନି କଥୟିଷ୍ୟନ୍ତି ତେବ୍ୟୟାମ୍
ସମ୍ଭାବିତସ୍ୟ ଚାକୀର୍ତିର ମରଣାତ୍ ଅତିରିଚ୍ୟତେ

Selected word meaning:
akeertim - infamy, cha - also, api - moreover (too), bhootani - all people, kathayishyanti - will speak, te - of you, avyayaam - forever, sambhaavitasya - for a respectable man, cha - also, akirtih - infamy, maranaat - than death, atirichyate - becomes worse than

Translation:
People, too, will speak of your infamy forever, and for a respectable man, infamy is worse than death

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Svadharmam api chaavekshya - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 31

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 31

English:

Svadharmam api chaavekshya na vikampitum arhasi
Dharmyaaddhi yuddhaacchreyo’nyat kshatriyasya na vidyate

Sanskrit: 

स्वधर्म अपिचावेक्ष्य न वीकम्पितुमर्हसि
धर्म्यात् हि युद्धात् श्रेयोन्यत् क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते

Oriya: 

ସ୍ଵଧର୍ମ ଅପିଚାବେକ୍ଷ୍ୟ ନ ବିକମ୍ପିତୁମର୍ହସି
ଧର୍ମ୍ୟାତ୍ ହି ୟୁଦ୍ଧ୍ୟାତ୍ ଶ୍ରେୟୋନ୍ୟତ୍ କ୍ଷତ୍ରିୟସ୍ୟ ନ ବିଦ୍ୟତେ

Selected word meaning:
sva dharmam - one's own duty (natural righteousness), api - moreover, cha - indeed, aveksya - considering, na - never, vikampitum - to hesitate, arhasi - you should not, dharmyaat - for righteousness, hi - indeed, yuddhaat - than fighting, sreyah - more appropriate endeavor, anyat - anything else, kshatriyasya - of the ksatriya (upholder of justice), na - does not, vidyate - exist

Translation:
Moreover, considering your duty as a kshtriya, you should not waver; indeed for kshtriya (upholder of justice), there does not exist a more appropriate endeavor than a battle for justice.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Avyaktaadeeni bhootaani - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 28

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 28

English:

Avyaktaadeeni bhootaani vyaktamadhyaani bhaarata
Avyakta nidhanaanyeva tatra kaa paridevanaa

Sanskrit: 

अव्यक्तादीनी भूतानि व्यक्तमध्यानि भारत
अव्यक्त निधनान्येव तत्र का परिदेवना

Oriya: 

ଅବ୍ୟକ୍ତାଦୀନି ଭୂତାନି ବ୍ୟକ୍ତମଧ୍ୟାନି ଭାରତ
ଅବ୍ୟକ୍ତ ନିଧନାନ୍ୟେବ ତତ୍ର କା ପରିଦେବନା

Selected word meaning:
avyakta adini - unmanifested at beginning (unkown before birth), bhootani - of all created beings, vyakta - manifested (known), madhyani - in the middle (between birth and death), bhaarata - O descendant of Bharata (Arjuna), avyakta - unmanifested (unknown), nidhanaani - after death, eva - like that, tatra - therefore, kaa - what, paridevanaa - lamentation

Translation:
O Arjuna, of the created beings, before birth is unknown, between birth and death (alone) is known, and after death is again unknown. Therefore, what is there to grieve about?

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Acchedyo’yam adaahyo’yam - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 24

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 24

English:

Acchedyo’yam adaahyo’yam akledyo’shoshya eva cha
Nityah sarvagatah sthaanur achalo’yam sanaatanah

Sanskrit: 

अच्छेद्यो अयम अदाहयो अयम अक्लेद्यो अशोष्यो एव च
नित्यः सर्वगतः स्थाणुर अचलो अयम सनातनहः

Oriya: 

ଅଚ୍ଛେଦ୍ୟୋ ଅୟମ ଅଦାହ୍ୟୋ ଅୟମ ଅକ୍ଳେଦ୍ୟୋ ଅଶୋଷ୍ୟ ଏବ ଚ
ନିତ୍ୟହଃ ସର୍ବଗତଃ ସ୍ଥାଣୁର ଅଚଳୋ ଅୟମ ସନାତନହଃ

Selected word meaning:
acchedyah - unbreakable, ayam - this (the soul), adaahyah - incombustible, akledyah - insoluble, ashoshyah - cannot be dried up, eva - certainly, cha - and, nityah - eternal, sarva gatah - all pervading, sthanuh - unchangeable, achalah - immovable, ayam - this soul, sanaatanah - eternally the same

Translation:
This soul is indestructible, incombustible, insoluble, and cannot be dried up. It is eternal, all-pervading, unchangeable, immovable and eternally the same.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON

Nainam cchindanti shastraani - Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 23

'Selected Verses of Bhagavad Gita' recounts only selected verses of The Gita, which Krishna has said as it is.

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 02, Verse 23

English:

Nainam cchindanti shastraani nainam dahati paavakah
Na chainam kledayantyaapo na shoshayati maarutah

Sanskrit: 

नैनम छिन्दन्ति शस्त्राणि नैनम दहति पावकः
न चैनम क्लेदयन्तापो न शोषोयति मारूतः

Oriya: 

ନୟିନଂ ଛିନ୍ଦନ୍ତି ଶସ୍ତ୍ରାଣୀ ନୟିନଂ ଦହତି ପାବକଃ
ନ ଚୟିନଂ କ୍ଲେଦୟନ୍ତାପୋ ନ ଶୋଷୟତି ମାରୁତଃ

Selected word meaning:
na - never, enam - this soul, cchindanti - cut to pieces, shastraani - weapons, dahati - burns, paavakah - fire, na - never, cha - also, enam - unto this soul, kledayanti - make wet, aapah - water, na - never, shosayati - dries, maarutah - wind

Translation:
Weapons cannot cut It (the soul), fire cannot burn It, water cannot wet It and wind cannot dry It up.

Sources:
Sermons of Gita in Mahavarat by Sri B. R. Chopra
Sermons of Gita in Sri Krishna by Sri Ramanand Sagar
Bhagavad Gita by Sri Swami Sivananda of Divine Life Society
Bhagavad Gita As it Is by Sri Swami Prabhupada of ISKCON