Bhagavad Gita · 2.7
॥
Devanāgarī
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः
पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेताः ।
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे
शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
kārpaṇyadoṣopahatasvabhāvaḥ
pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharmasammūḍhacetāḥ |
yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me
śiṣyas te 'haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावःkārpaṇya-doṣa-upahata-svabhāvaḥone whose nature (svabhāva) is stricken (upahata) by the flaw (doṣa) of miserliness/wretchedness (kārpaṇya).
पृच्छामिpṛcchāmiI ask.
त्वाम्tvāmYou.
धर्मसम्मूढचेताःdharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥone whose mind (cetas) is utterly bewildered (sammūḍha) about duty (dharma).
यत्yatthat which.
श्रेयःśreyaḥthe highest good.
स्यात्syātis, would be.
निश्चितम्niścitamfor certain, definitely.
ब्रूहिbrūhitell, declare.
तत्tatthis.
मेmeto me.
शिष्यःśiṣyaḥdisciple.
तेteYour.
अहम्ahamI.
शाधिśādhiinstruct, teach.
माम्māmme.
त्वाम्tvāmto You.
प्रपन्नम्prapannamsurrendered, having taken refuge.
Translation
“Now my warrior’s nature is stricken by the flaw of miserable weakness, and my mind is utterly bewildered about my duty. I ask You: tell me for certain what is my true good. Now I am Your disciple. Please instruct me, for I have surrendered to You.”
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