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Bhagavad Gita 3.1
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Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।
तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।
तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव
Transliteration
arjuna uvācha
jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana
tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśhava
jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana
tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśhava
Synonyms
vyāmiśreṇa: by equivocal;
iva: certainly;
vākyena: words;
buddhim: intelligence;
mohayasi: You are bewildering;
iva: certainly;
me: my;
tat: therefore;
ekam: only one;
vada: please tell;
niścitya: ascertaining;
yena: by which;
śreyaḥ: real benefit;
aham: I;
āpnuyām: may have .;
English Meaning
My intelligence is bewildered by Your equivocal instructions. Therefore, please tell me decisively which will be most beneficial for me.
Life Theme
Selfless Action
Life Application
Working hard in a team or organization without being driven only by personal credit or reward.