BG 2.2
Krishna asked: How has this delusion overcome you in this hour of peril? This is a crude mentality, practiced by those who do not reach the higher abodes.
कुतस्त्वा कश्मलमिदं विषमे समुपस्थितम्
अनार्यजुष्टमस्वर्ग्यमकीर्तिकरमर्जुन
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śhrī bhagavān — Krishna
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uvācha — said
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kutastvā — from where to you
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kaśhmalamidaṁ — this delusion
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viṣhame — difficult or dangerous position, misfortune
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samupasthitam — overcome
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anārya-juṣhṭamaswargyam — ungodly practice of wretched people
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anārya — not respectable, impolite, vulgar
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juṣhṭam — practiced
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aswargyam — not leading to heaven
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akīrti-karam — disgraceful action
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akīrti — infamy, disgrace
अकीर्ति -
karam — action, deed
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arjuna — Arjuna
Krishna asked: How has this delusion overcome you in this hour of peril? This is a crude mentality, practiced by those who do not reach the higher abodes. Do not yield to impotence, Arjuna. This does not befit you. Arise above this petty weakness of the heart and conquer your enemies.
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