Gita Bodha

The Bhagavad Gita, word by word.

A conversation between Arjuna and Krishna about doubt, action, and clarity. Explore the Sanskrit with English and Hindi meanings, one shloka at your own pace.

Begin reading Explore the reading path

A little space to slow down

Read the Sanskrit with word-by-word meaning in English and Hindi. Stay for one shloka or a few. You can always return where you left off.

The reading path

Start where you are.

Chapter 2 begins with a question in a difficult moment. Follow its verses in order, or choose the passage that calls to you.

Contents

Chapter 2The way of discernment

2.1–3Tears at the front line
2.4–8Arjuna's argument, and a request
2.9–13The teaching begins
2.14–17Cold, heat, and what endures
2.18–20The wearer outlasts the worn
2.21–30Who kills whom?
2.31–38Stand up and fight
2.39–46From discernment to yoga
2.47–48Your action; not the fruit
2.49–53Action without fruit
2.54–61The steady one
2.62–72The staircase down — and the way back