BG 3.2
Your ambiguous words have confused my understanding. Please tell me which course of action one may use to achieve the highest good.
तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्
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vyāmiśhreṇeva — by your ambiguous
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vākyena — words
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buddhiṁ — intellect
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mohayasīva — is getting bewildered
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mohayasi — I am getting bewildered
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iva — as it were
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me — my
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tad — therefore
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ekaṁ — one
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vada — please tell
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niśhchitya — decisively
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yena — by which
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śhreyo — the highest good
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’ham — I
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āpnuyām — may attain
Arjuna said: If wisdom is superior to action, why do you urge me to engage in such terrible action, Krishna? Your ambiguous words have confused my understanding. Please tell me which course of action one may use to achieve the highest good.
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