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Bhagavad Gita 2.41

व्यवसायात्मिका बुद्धिरेकेह कुरुनन्दन। बहुशाखा ह्यनन्ताश्च बुद्धयोऽव्यवसायिनाम्।।

vyavasāyātmikā buddhir ekeha kuru-nandana bahu-śhākhā hyanantāśh cha buddhayo ’vyavasāyinām

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
vyavasāya-ātmikāvyavasāya-ātmikāresolute
buddhiḥbuddhiḥintellect
ekāekāsingle
ihaihaon this path
kuru-nandanakuru-nandanadescendent of the Kurus
bahu-śhākhāḥbahu-śhākhāḥmany-branched
hihiindeed
anantāḥanantāḥendless
chachaalso
buddhayaḥbuddhayaḥintellect
avyavasāyināmavyavasāyināmof the irresolute

Here, O joy of the Kurus, there is only one single-pointed determination; many-branched and endless are the thoughts of the indecisive.

हे कुरुनन्दन ! इस (विषय) में निश्चयात्मक बुद्धि एक ही है, अज्ञानी पुरुषों की बुद्धियां (संकल्प) बहुत भेदों वाली और अनन्त होती हैं।।