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Bhagavad Gītā 3.1, word by word
BG 3.1
अर्जुन उवाच ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन। तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव
arjuna uvācha jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśhava
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In English
Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If wisdom is superior to action, why do you advise me to engage in this terrible fight?
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Arjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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