BG - 2.7

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः। यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।

kārpaṇya-doṣhopahata-svabhāvaḥ pṛichchhāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-chetāḥ yach-chhreyaḥ syānniśhchitaṁ brūhi tanme śhiṣhyaste ’haṁ śhādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam

• kārpaṇya-doṣha - the flaw of cowardice
• upahata - besieged
• sva-bhāvaḥ - nature
• pṛichchhāmi - I am asking
• tvām - to you
• dharma - duty
• sammūḍha - confused
• chetāḥ - in heart
• yat - what
• śhreyaḥ - best
• syāt - may be
• niśhchitam - decisively
• brūhi - tell
• tat - that
• me - to me
• śhiṣhyaḥ - disciple
• te - your
• aham - I
• śhādhi - please instruct
• mām - me
• tvām - unto you
• prapannam - surrendered

Translation

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.

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