TEXT

अर्जुन उवाच
ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन ।
तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव ॥ १ ॥

arjuna uvaca

jyayasi cet karmanas te

mata buddhir janardana

tat kim karmani ghore mam

niyojayasi kesava

arjunah-Arjuna; uvaca-said; jyayasi-speaking very highly; cet-although; karmanah-than fruitive action; te-your; mata-opinion; buddhih-intelligence; janardana-O Krsna; tat-therefore; kim-why; karmani-in action; ghore-ghastly; mam-me; niyojayasi-engaging me; kesava-O Krsna.