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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 3, Verse 1 (3.1) means: Arjuna said: If you hold that understanding is better than action, Krishna, then why do you push me into this terrible war?
अर्जुन उवाच ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन। तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव।।3.1।।
arjuna uvācha jyāyasī chet karmaṇas te matā buddhir janārdana tat kiṁ karmaṇi ghore māṁ niyojayasi keśhava
Arjuna said: If you hold that understanding is better than action, Krishna, then why do you push me into this terrible war?
अर्जुन ने कहा: हे कृष्ण, अगर आप ज्ञान को कर्म से बेहतर मानते हैं, तो फिर मुझे इस भयंकर युद्ध में क्यों धकेल रहे हैं?
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It is verse 1 of Chapter 3 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 43 verses in total.
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