
The Blessed Lord said: While speaking learned words, you are mourning for what is not worthy of grief.

Śrī bhagavān uvāca-the Supreme Personality of Godhead said aśocyān-that which is not worthy of lamentation anvaśocaḥ-you are lamenting tvam-you prajñā-vādāḥ-learned talks ca-also bhāṣase-speaking gata-lost asūn-life agata-not past asūn-life ca-also na-never anuśocanti-lament paṇḍitāḥ-the learned. Now I am Your disciple, and a soul surrendered unto You. In this condition I am asking You to tell me clearly what is best for me. Now I am confused about my duty and have lost all composure because of weakness. Kārpaṇya-miserly doṣa-weakness upahata-being inflicted by svabhāvaḥ-characteristics pṛcchāmi-I am asking tvām-unto You dharma-religion saṁmūḍha-bewildered cetāḥ-in heart yat-what śreyaḥ-all-good syāt-may be niścitam-confidently brūhi-tell tat-that me-unto me śiṣyaḥ-disciple te-Your aham-I am śādhi-just instruct mām-me tvām-unto You prapannam-surrendered. Srila Prabhupada has said, that when you quote a verse, your argument becomes authoritative.ĭhṛtarāṣṭraḥ-King Dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca-said dharma-kṣetre-in the place of pilgrimage kuru-kṣetre-in the place named Kurukṣetra samavetāḥ-assembled yuyatsavaḥ-desiring to fight māmakāḥ-my party (sons) pāṇḍavāḥ-the sons of Pāṇḍu ca-and eva-certainly kim-what akurvata-did they do sañjaya-O Sañjaya.ĭhṛtarāṣṭra said: O Sañjaya, after assembling in the place of pilgrimage at Kurukṣetra, what did my sons and the sons of Pāṇḍu do, being desirous to fight?

These are important verses for memorizing. The index to these verses was taken from the Bhakti-sastri Study Guide compiled by Atmatattva dasa as used by the Bhaktivedanta Academy in Mayapur. This is the list of 108 of the most important slokas from the Bhagavad-gita As It Is (1972 Macmillan Edition) by His Divine Grace A.C.
