BG 2.7
My heart is besieged by cowardice, and I need your guidance on what my duty is. I am your disciple and surrender completely to your wisdom.
पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे
शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्
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कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभाव
kārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥ — besieged by the flaw of cowardice
kārpaṇya-doṣha—the flaw of cowardice; upahata—besieged; sva-bhāvaḥ—nature-
kārpaṇya — pity, compassion
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doṣha — fault, defect
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upahata — besieged
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svabhāvaḥ — nature
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pṛichchhāmi — I am asking
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tvāṁ — to you
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dharma-sammūḍha-chetāḥ — heart confused by duty
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dharma — duty
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sammūḍha — confused
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chetāḥ — in heart
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yach-chhreyaḥ — what is best
yat—what; śhreyaḥ—best-
yach — what
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chhreyaḥ — best
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syānniśhchitaṁ — may decisively be
syāt—may be; niśhchitam—decisively-
syāt — may be
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niśhchitam — decisively
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brūhi — tell
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tanme — that to me
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tat — that
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me — to me
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śhiṣhyaste — your disciple
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śhiṣhyaḥ — disciple
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te — yours
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’haṁ — I
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śhādhi — please instruct
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māṁ — me
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tvāṁ — unto you
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prapannam — surrendered
Arjuna replied: How can I shoot an arrow at Grandsire Bhishma or my teacher Dronacharya, men who are worthy of my worship? It would be better to live as a beggar than to kill my exalted teachers. Anything gained from killing my elders would be always be stained by their blood. We do not know if it is better for us to conquer or to be conquered. The sons of Dhritarashtra, who we do not want to kill, stand ready to kill us. My heart is besieged by cowardice, and I need your guidance on what my duty is. I am your disciple and surrender completely to your wisdom. I do not see this overwhelming grief going away even if I were the most prosperous king in the world, or even if I were to gain sovereignty over all of heaven.
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