Adhyāya 2Ch 2•Verse 33
"If, however, you do not perform your religious dut..."
Adhyāya 2 • Shloka 33
अथ चेत्त्वमिमं धर्म्यं सङ्ग्रामं न करिष्यसि | तत: स्वधर्मं कीर्तिं च हित्वा पापमवाप्स्यसि || ३३ ||
atha cet tvam imaṃ dharmyaṃ saṅgrāmaṃ na kariṣyasi | tataḥ sva-dharmaṃ kīrtiṃ ca hitvā pāpam avāpsyasi || 33 ||
"If, however, you do not perform your religious duty of fighting, then you will certainly incur sins for neglecting your duties and thus lose your reputation as a fighter."