Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3 Verse 1

Gita 3.1

(अर्जुन उवाच)

ज्यायसी, चेत्, कर्मणः, ते, मता, बुद्धिः, जनार्दन,
तत्, किम्, कर्मणि, घोरे, माम्, नियोजयसि, केशव।।1।।

Gita 3.1

(Arjun uvaach)

Jyaayasi, chet’, karmanH, te, mta, buddhiH, janardan,
Tat’, kim’, karmani, ghorey, mam’, niyojayasi, keshav ||1||

(Arjun said)

Translation: (Janardan) O Janardan! (chet’) if (te) you (karmanH) in relation to action (buddhiH) knowledge given by Taatavdarshi (jyaayasi) superior (mta) accepted (tat’) then (Keshav) O Keshav! (mam’) me, sitting in one place, restraining senses, keeping neck and head straight – described in Gita Chapter 6 Verse 10 to 15 (ghorey) and fighting like terrible (karmani) inferior act (kim’) why (niyojayasi) engage in. (1)

Translation: O Janardan! If you accept the knowledge given by Tatvdarshi as superior in relation to action, then O Keshav! Why do you engage me in this terrible and inferior act of fighting and restraining senses by sitting in one place keeping neck and head straight as described in Gita Chapter 6 Verse 10 to 15?