तस्मात्सर्वेषु कालेषु मामनुस्मर युध्य च ।मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्मामेवैष्यस्यसंशयः ॥
tasmāt sarveṣu kāleṣu mām anusmara yudhya ca | mayy arpitamanobuddhir mām evaiṣyasy asaṃśayaḥ ||
- तस्मात् · tasmāt
- therefore
- सर्वेषु कालेषु · sarveṣu kāleṣu
- at all times
- माम् · mām
- me
- अनुस्मर · anusmara
- remember constantly
- युध्य · yudhya
- fight
- मयि · mayi
- in me
- अर्पित · arpita
- fixed, surrendered
- मनोबुद्धिः · manobuddhiḥ
- mind and understanding
- एष्यसि · eṣyasi
- you shall come
- असंशयः · asaṃśayaḥ
- without doubt
“Therefore remember me at all times — and fight. With mind and understanding fixed on me, you shall come to me alone, without doubt.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Keep love in your heart and still do your daily work bravely.
Contemplation and duty are joined in one command: inner remembrance, outer action. Arjuna need not flee the battle to prepare for death; he must fight with his heart anchored. This verse condenses the Gita's whole ethic. Like humming a favourite song inwardly while finishing a long office shift.
— Reader's notes (original)