The sixteen questions asked by Arjuna in BG are as follows:

1) sthita-prajñ€sya k€ bh€€ (2.54). “How does one who is sthitha-prajñ€ talk?”

2) jy€yas… cet karmaŠas te (3.1). “Why engage me in this ghastly warfare?”
3) atha kena prayukto ‘yaˆ (3.36). “By what is one impelled to perform sinful acts?”
4) aparaˆ bhavato janma (4.4). “How am I to understand that You previously instructed this science
to Vivasv€n?”
5) sanny€saˆ karmaŠ€ˆ kŠa (5.1). “Which path is better, renunciation or selfless action?”
6) yo ‘yaˆ yogas tvay€ proktaƒ (6.33). “This path of yoga appears impractical due to the unsteady
nature of the mind.”
7) ayatiƒ raddhayopeto (6.37). “What is the destination of the unsuccessful transcendentalist?”
8) kiˆ tad brahma kim adhy€tmaˆ (8.1-2). “What are brahma, karma, adhy€tma, adhibh™ta,
adhidaiva and adhiyajña, and how can You be known at the time of death?”
9) vaktum arhasy aeeŠa (10.16). “Please tell me in detail about Your vibh™tis.”
10) evam etad yath€ttha tvam (11.3). “I wish to see how You have entered this cosmic
manifestation.”
11) €khy€hi me ko bhav€n ugra-r™po (11.31). “O Ugra-R™pa (fierce one)! Please tell me who
You are.”
12) evaˆ satata-yukt€ ye (12.1). “Who is more perfect, he who performs bhajana or the
impersonalist?”
13) praktiˆ puruaˆ caiva (13.1). “I wish to know about prakti, purua, ketra, ketrajña,
jñ€na and jñeyam.”
14) kair li‰gais tr…n guŠ€n et€n (14.21). “By what symptoms can one identify a person who has
transcended the guŠas?”
15) ye €stra-vidhim utsjya (17.1). “What is the situation of one who does not follow the
principles of €stra?”
16) sanny€sasya mah€-b€ho (18.1). “O Mah€-b€ho! What is the purpose of sanny€sa?”