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व्यामिश्रेणेव वाक्येन बुद्धिं मोहयसीव मे। तदेकं वद निश्िचत्य येन श्रेयोऽहमाप्नुयाम्।।3.2।।

vyāmiśhreṇeva vākyena buddhiṁ mohayasīva me tad ekaṁ vada niśhchitya yena śhreyo ’ham āpnuyām

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 3, Verse 2
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
With this seemingly perplexing speech, you seem to be confusing my understanding; therefore, tell me one certain way by which I may attain bliss.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Arjuna names the problem plainly, the language is confusing him, and asks for one clear path instead of two competing ones.

In life: sometimes clarity is a more honest request than false confidence.

Teaching: it's fine to say plainly that you're confused and need one clear next step, rather than pretending to understand more than you do.

vyāmiśhreṇa ivaby your apparently ambiguous
vākyenawords
buddhimintellect
mohayasiI am getting bewildered
ivaas it were
memy
tattherefore
ekamone
vadaplease tell
niśhchityadecisively
yenaby which
śhreyaḥthe highest good
ahamI
āpnuyāmmay attain

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
3.2 व्यामिश्रेण perplexing? इव as it were? वाक्येन with speech? बुद्धिम् understanding? मोहयसि (Thou) confusest? इव as it were? मे my? तत् that? एकम् one? वद tell? निश्चित्य for certain? येन by which? श्रेयः bliss (the good or the highest)? अहम् I? आप्नुयाम् may attain.Commentary Arjuna says to Lord Krishna? Tecah me one of the two? knowledge or action? by which I may attain to the highest good or bliss or Moksha. (Cf.V.I).