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Renunciation and Action
अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि। यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्
arjuna uvācha sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛiṣhṇa punar yogaṁ cha śhansasi yach chhreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi su-niśhchitam
Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment, You praise renunciation of action; at another, You praise right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is more conducive to my highest welfare?
arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · sanyāsam—renunciation · karmaṇām—of actions · kṛiṣhṇa—Shree Krishna · punaḥ—again · yogam—about karm yog · cha—also · śhansasi—you praise · yat—which · śhreyaḥ—more beneficial · etayoḥ—of the two · ekam—one · tat—that · me—unto me · brūhi—please tell · su-niśhchitam—conclusively
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Tell Krishna how this verse meets your life