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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते
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सखेति मत्वा प्रसभं यदुक्तं
हे कृष्ण हे यादव हे सखेति |
अजानता महिमानं तवेदं
मया प्रमादात्प्रणयेन वापि ||११-४१||
sakheti matvā prasabhaṃ yaduktaṃ he kṛṣṇa he yādava he sakheti . ajānatā mahimānaṃ tavedaṃ mayā pramādātpraṇayena vāpi ||11-41||
Whatever I have presumptuously said from carelessness or love, addressing Thee as O Krishna! O Yadava! O Friend! regarding Thee merely as a friend, unknowing of this, Thy greatness.
In simple words
Arjuna suddenly realizes how casually he has been treating Krishna, and feels embarrassed: "Whatever I have carelessly said to You — calling You 'Krishna,' 'friend,' treating You like an ordinary person — not knowing who You truly are — please forgive me."
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