अर्जुन उवाच — ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन। तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव॥
arjuna uvacha — jyayasi chet karmanas te mata buddhir janardana tat kim karmani ghore mam niyojayasi keshava
Translation
Arjuna said: O Janardana, if you consider knowledge to be superior to action, then why do you urge me to engage in this terrible action, O Keshava?
Commentary
Arjuna is confused — if knowledge is higher than action, why should he fight? This genuine confusion leads Krishna to explain the relationship between knowledge and action, showing they are complementary, not contradictory.
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