BG 2.7

कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसम्मूढचेताः ।
यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्चितं ब्रूहि तन्मे शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम् ॥
kārpaṇya-doṣopahata-svabhāvaḥ
pṛcchāmi tvāṁ dharma-sammūḍha-cetāḥ
yac chreyaḥ syān niścitaṁ brūhi tan me
śiṣyas te ’haṁ śādhi māṁ tvāṁ prapannam

Word-for-word meanings

svabhāvaḥ — [my] nature;  upahata — being overpowered;  doṣa — [by the] defect;  kārpaṇya — [of] weakness of heart;  cetāḥ — [and my] mind;  sammūḍha — being confused;  dharma — [about] duty;  pṛcchāmi — I ask;  tvām — You;  brūhi — to tell me;  niścitam — decisively;  tat — that;  yat — which;  syāt — will be;  śreyaḥ — most beneficial;  me — for me;  aham — I [am];  te — Your;  śiṣyaḥ — disciple;  prapannam — [and] have taken refuge;  tvām — in You;  śādhi — please instruct;  mām — me.

Translation

My nature being overpowered by the defect of weakness of heart and my mind being confused about my duty, I ask You to please tell me decisively which course of action is most beneficial for me. I am Your disciple and have taken refuge in You. Please instruct me.

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