[ BHAGAVAD GITA · 2.3 · spoken by Krishna ]
Two words that launched 700 verses of wisdom. What were they?
O Parth, do not yield to unmanliness. It does not befit you. O Parantap, cast off this petty weakness of heart and stand up.
SANSKRIT
क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप ॥२-३॥
KRISHNA’S LINE
“You are not this weakness. Stand up. Prove it.”
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