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Chapter 2
Link:-In the next four verses, Lord Krsna explains the evil consequences of not waging a war.
atha cettvamimam dharmyam sangramam na karisyasi
tatah svadharmam kirtim ca hitva papamavapsyasi
If you do not wage such a righteous war, then in abandoning your duty and forfeiting your honour, you shall incur sin. 33
Comment:-
Atha cettvamimam dharmyam sangrumam na karisyasi tatah svadharmarit kirtim ca hitva papamavapsyasi:-Even if you do not want to discharge your duty, by waging war, bound by your own action born of your nature, you will have to engage in it against your will (18/60). If you do not wage war, you will neglect your duty and you will not only lose your reputation, but incur sin, also. Moreover, by abandoning your duty, you will have to accept the duty of others, and so you will incur sin and by abandoning war, you will be regarded as an unmanly warrior, and thus you will lose your honour and reputation.
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