Bhagavad Gita 2.7
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः। यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।
kārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛichchhāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-chetāḥ yach-chhreyaḥ syānniśhchitaṁ brūhi tanme śhiṣhyaste ’haṁ śhādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kārpaṇya-doṣha | kārpaṇya-doṣha | the flaw of cowardice |
| upahata | upahata | besieged |
| sva-bhāvaḥ | sva-bhāvaḥ | nature |
| pṛichchhāmi | pṛichchhāmi | I am asking |
| tvām | tvām | to you |
| dharma | dharma | duty |
| sammūḍha | sammūḍha | confused |
| chetāḥ | chetāḥ | in heart |
| yat | yat | what |
| śhreyaḥ | śhreyaḥ | best |
| syāt | syāt | may be |
| niśhchitam | niśhchitam | decisively |
| brūhi | brūhi | tell |
| tat | tat | that |
| me | me | to me |
| śhiṣhyaḥ | śhiṣhyaḥ | disciple |
| te | te | your |
| aham | aham | I |
| śhādhi | śhādhi | please instruct |
| mām | mām | me |
| tvām | tvām | unto you |
| prapannam | prapannam | surrendered |
My heart is overpowered by the taint of pity; my mind is confused as to my duty. I ask Thee: Tell me decisively what is good for me. I am Thy disciple; instruct me, who has taken refuge in Thee.
करुणा के कलुष से अभिभूत और कर्तव्यपथ पर संभ्रमित हुआ मैं आपसे पूछता हूँ, कि मेरे लिये जो श्रेयष्कर हो, उसे आप निश्चय करके कहिये, क्योंकि मैं आपका शिष्य हूँ; शरण में आये मुझको आप उपदेश दीजिये।।