Kwik 'n' Easy Gita Slokas - by Harini Anand

Chapter:2 Sloka: 38

Sukha dukhe same krithva labha labhau jaya jayau

sukha -happiness; dukhe - sadness; same - same; krtva - doing so; labha - profit; alabhau - loss; jaya - victory; ajayau - defeat.

Translation : Without Considering Happiness, distress, Gain or Loss, Win or Lose Do your Duty

Chapter:2 Sloka:63

Krodhath bavathi sammohaha sammohath smriti vibhramaha

smriti bhramsath buddhi naso buddhi nasath pranasyathi

Krodath bhavathi sammohaha - from anger comes desire

sammohath smriti vibramaha - from desire comes delusion

smriti bhramsath buddhi naso - delusions destroy the mind

buddhi nasath pranasyathi - from the loss of a good mind one's entire body feels defeated

Chapter:3 Sloka:14

annath bhavanthi bhutani parjanyath anna sambhavaha

yajnath bhavathi parjanyo yajna karma samuthbhavaha

annath bhavanthi - From Grains (Annam) grow

bhutani - the material bodies

parjanyath - From Rains

anna sambhavaha - Grains are produced

yajnath - From Yajna

bhavathi parjanyo - Rains come

yajna karma - duty of sacrifice

samuthbhavaha - is born

Chapter:10 Sloka : 35

Brhath sama tatha samnam gayathri chandasam-aham

Masanam Marghasirso-aham rutunam kusumakarah

Brhath sama tatha - Also the Brhath sama (Sama Veda songs) I am

Gayathri - Gayathri Hymns

Chandasam - All the Poetry I am

Masanam - Of Months

Marghasirso aham - December-January I am

rtunam - of Seasons

kusumakarah - spring

Translation : Of all songs I am the Gayathri Hyms. I am all poetry. Of all months I am (Margazhli) December and January. Of all seasons I am Spring season.