CHAPTER THREE
Кагма-уо́га
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अर्जुन उवाच ।।
उच्चायसी   चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन ।
तार्किक कर्मणि घोरो मां नियोजयसि केशव ॥१॥
arjuna uvāca
jyāyasī cet karmaņas te
matā  buddhir janārdana
tat kim karmanighóre mām
ni  -yojayasi keśava
arjunaḥ —Arjuna;  uvāca —said;  jyāyasī —speaking very highly;  cet —al-though;  karmaṇaḥ —than fruitive action;  te —your;  matā —opinion;  buddhiḥ —intelligence;  janārdana —O Kṛṣṇa;  tat —therefore;  kim —why;  karmaṇi —in action;  ghore —ghastly;  mām —me;  niyojayasi —engaging me;  keśava —O Kṛṣṇa.
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