Who said "Drop this petty weakness of heart. Stand up."?

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 2.3.

What is the original Sanskrit?

क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

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Drop this petty weakness of heart. Stand up.

Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita 2.3

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What it means

Krishna's first words to the frozen warrior Arjuna are a call to get up. Despair can feel like wisdom when it is really paralysis. Name the weakness, set it down and rise.

The source

"Drop this petty weakness of heart. Stand up." Bhagavad Gita said it in Bhagavad Gita 2.3. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप"

Original Sanskrit, Bhagavad Gita 2.3. Text read at sa.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Seven hundred Sanskrit verses from the Mahabharata in which Krishna counsels the warrior Arjuna on the eve of battle. It teaches action without attachment to results.

Questions

What does "Drop this petty weakness of heart. Stand up." mean?: Krishna's first words to the frozen warrior Arjuna are a call to get up. Despair can feel like wisdom when it is really paralysis. Name the weakness, set it down and rise.
Who said "Drop this petty weakness of heart. Stand up."?: Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 2.3.
What is the original Sanskrit?: क्लैब्यं मा स्म गमः पार्थ नैतत्त्वय्युपपद्यते । क्षुद्रं हृदयदौर्बल्यं त्यक्त्वोत्तिष्ठ परन्तप. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.
Is "Drop this petty weakness of heart. Stand up." on a shirt?: Yes. We print it to order on our tees in 7 illustrated looks, from $44, with free US shipping.

Cite this line

"Drop this petty weakness of heart. Stand up." (Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita 2.3, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/drop-this-petty-weakness-of-heart-stand-up