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Chapter 18 · Verse 2

Mokṣa-sannyāsa-yogaḥ · मोक्षसंन्यासयोगः

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श्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः⁠।।⁠18.2⁠।।

śrī bhagavānuvāca kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ saṁnyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṁ prāhustyāgaṁ vicakṣaṇāḥ

Word by word

śrī-bhagavān uvāca: the Supreme Divine Personality said; श्रीभगवान् ने कहा
kāmyānām: desireful; काम्य
karmaṇām: of actions; कर्मों के
nyāsam: giving up; त्याग को
sanyāsam: renunciation of actions; संन्यास
kavayaḥ: the learned; कवि (पण्डित) लोग
viduḥ: to understand; जानते हैं
sarva: all; सम्पूर्ण
karma-phala: fruits of actions; कर्मों के फल के
tyāgam: renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions; त्याग को
prāhuḥ: declare; कहते हैं
tyāgam: renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions; त्याग को
vicakṣaṇāḥ: the wise; विचारकुशल लोग

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The Blessed Lord said, "The sages understand sannyasa to be the renunciation of action with desire; the wise declare the abandonment of the fruits of all actions to be tyaga."

— Swami Sivananda

Hindi Translation By Swami Ramsukhdas

— Swami Ramsukhdas (Gita Press)

The Three Darśanas

Three classical readings of this śloka

Advaita — ŚaṅkaraŚaṅkara Bhāṣya

मूलम् / Sanskrit original

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

— Śaṅkarācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit original

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

— Śaṅkarācārya

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

— Śaṅkarācārya

Viśiṣṭādvaita — RāmānujaRāmānuja Bhāṣya

मूलम् / Sanskrit original

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

— Rāmānujācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit original

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

— Rāmānujācārya

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

— Rāmānujācārya

Dvaita — MadhvaMadhva Bhāṣya

मूलम् / Sanskrit original

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Madhavacharya

— Madhvācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit original

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Madhavacharya

— Madhvācārya

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Madhavacharya

— Madhvācārya

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