What is the original Sanskrit?

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ । ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ । ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व

Same in pleasure or pain, gain or loss, win or defeat. Then fight.

Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita 2.38

What it means

Krishna tells Arjuna to settle his mind before he acts, treating outcomes as equal. Fear of losing and craving to win both shake the hand. Steady first, then commit fully.

The source

"Same in pleasure or pain, gain or loss, win or defeat. Then fight." Bhagavad Gita said it in Bhagavad Gita 2.38. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.

"सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ । ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व"

Original Sanskrit, Bhagavad Gita 2.38. 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 "Same in pleasure or pain, gain or loss, win or defeat. Then fight." mean?: Krishna tells Arjuna to settle his mind before he acts, treating outcomes as equal. Fear of losing and craving to win both shake the hand. Steady first, then commit fully.
Who said "Same in pleasure or pain, gain or loss, win or defeat. Then fight."?: Bhagavad Gita (c. 2nd century BC). Source: Bhagavad Gita 2.38.
What is the original Sanskrit?: सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ । ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व. Translated from the original Sanskrit by Spartan Surfers.
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Cite this line

"Same in pleasure or pain, gain or loss, win or defeat. Then fight." (Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita 2.38, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/same-in-pleasure-or-pain-gain-or-loss