Bhagavad Gita 3.1

अर्जुन उवाच · arjuna uvāca

ज्यायसी चेत्कर्मणस्ते मता बुद्धिर्जनार्दन।तत्किं कर्मणि घोरे मां नियोजयसि केशव॥

jyāyasī cetkarmaṇaste matā buddhirjanārdana |tatkiṃ karmaṇi ghore māṃ niyojayasi keśava ||

Arjuna said: If Thou thinkest that knowledge is superior to action, O Krishna, why then, O Kesava, doest Thou ask me to engage in this terrible action?

Arjuna questioned: My Lord! If wisdom is superior to action, why do you advise me to engage in this terrible fight?

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.