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Bhagavad Gita

Explore the Sanskrit verses chapter by chapter. Read a passage in context, compare a named translation and take time with the questions it raises.

Chapter 11 · Verse 33

तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व

जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्।

मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव

निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन्।।11.33।।

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A simple way to read

Begin by identifying the speaker and the question being discussed. Read the preceding and following verses before lifting a sentence out of the conversation. Different translators and philosophical commentators can make different interpretive choices; note whose explanation you are following.

Keep three short notes: what the passage says, your interpretation and what remains unclear. A personal reflection can be valuable without being presented as the only meaning of the text.

For a starting point, read our introduction to chapter two or the guide to action and attachment to results.