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Arjuna

अर्जुन उवाच

18.1 संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन

arjuna uvāca

saṃnyāsasya mahābāho tattvamicchāmi veditum | tyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthakkeśiniṣūdana

Word meanings

sanyāsasya—of renunciation of actions;mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one;tattvam—the truth;ichchhāmi—I wish;veditum—to understand;tyāgasya—of renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions;cha—and;hṛiṣhīkeśha—Krishna, the Lord of the senses;pṛithak—distinctively;keśhī-niṣhūdana—Krishna, the killer of the Keshi demon

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Arjuna said, O Mighty-armed One! I desire to know, in detail, the distinctive nature of renunciation and relinquishment, O Hrsikesa! O Slayer of Kesin!

Shri Purohit Swami

"Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation.

Swami Adidevananda

Arjuna said I desire to know the truth about renunciation (Sannyasa) and abnegation (Tyaga) severally, O Krsna.

Swami Gambirananda

Arjuna said O mighty-armed Hrsikesa, O slayer of (the demon) Kesi, I want to know severally the truth about sannyasa as also about tyaga.

Swami Sivananda

I desire to know severally, O mighty-armed, the essence or truth of renunciation, O Hrishikesa, as also of abandonment, O slayer of Kesi!

Krishna

18.3 त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः। यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे

tyājyaṃ doṣavadityeke karma prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ | yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyamiti cāpare

Word meanings

tyājyam—should be given up;doṣha-vat—as evil;iti—thus;eke—some;karma—actions;prāhuḥ—declare;manīṣhiṇaḥ—the learned;yajña—sacrifice;dāna—charity;tapaḥ—penance;karma—acts;na—never;tyājyam—should be abandoned;iti—thus;cha—and;apare—others

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Certain wise men declare that the harmful action should be relinquished, while others say that the actions of performing sacrifices, giving gifts, and observing austerities should not be relinquished.

Shri Purohit Swami

Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up.

Swami Adidevananda

Some sages say that all actions should be given up as evil; others declare that works such as sacrifices, gifts and austerities should not be given up.

Swami Gambirananda

Some learned persons say that action, beset with evil (as it is), should be given up, and others (say) that the practice of sacrifice, charity and austerity should not be given up.

Swami Sivananda

Some philosophers declare that all actions should be abandoned as an evil, while others declare that acts of gift, sacrifice and austerity should not be relinquished.

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

18.2 काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः

śrī bhagavān uvāca

Word meanings

kāmyānām—desireful;karmaṇām—of actions;nyāsam—giving up;sanyāsam—renunciation of actions;kavayaḥ—the learned;viduḥ—to understand;sarva—all;karma-phala—fruits of actions;tyāgam—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions;prāhuḥ—declare;tyāgam—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions;vichakṣhaṇāḥ—the wise

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Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The Bhagavat said, "The seers understand the act of renouncing desire-motivated actions as renunciation; the experts declare the relinquishment of the fruits of all actions to be relinquishment."

Shri Purohit Swami

Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation means forgoing an action which springs from desire; and relinquishing means the surrender of its fruit.

Swami Adidevananda

The Lord said The sages hold that Sannyasa is the giving up of all works which are motivated by desire. The wise declare Tyaga to be the abandonment of fruits of all works.

Swami Gambirananda

The Blessed Lord said The learned ones know sannyasa to be the giving up of actions done with a desire for reward. The adepts call the abandonment of the results of all works as tyaga.

Swami Sivananda

The sages understand Sannyas to be the renunciation of action with desire; the wise declare the abandonment of the fruits of all actions as Tyaga.