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Further, having regard to thy duty, shouldst not waver, for there is nothing higher for a Kshatriya than a righteous war.

Looking also to your own dharma, you should not waver; for a warrior there is nothing better than a battle fought for what is right.

Krishna now speaks of svadharma, one's own dharma, the duty that belongs to one's station and nature. For a warrior (kṣatriya), nothing is higher than a battle fought for a just cause. This is a different kind of argument from the earlier one about the self. It appeals to role, responsibility and social order. Krishna tells Arjuna not to waver. Readers have long discussed how the idea of svadharma applies outside an ancient warrior society, but in the dialogue it reminds Arjuna of commitments he had already accepted.