स्वधर्ममपि चावेक्ष्य न विकम्पितुमर्हसि । धर्म्याद्धि युद्धाच्छ्रेयोऽन्यत्क्षत्रियस्य न विद्यते
svadharmamapi cāvekṣya na vikampitumarhasi dharmyāddhi yuddhācchreyo'nyatkṣatriyasya na vidyate
Krishna reminds Arjuna that as a warrior his rightful duty is to stand for justice, and he should not shrink from that responsibility.
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