Bhagavad Gita · 5.1
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच ।
संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि ।
यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca |
saṁnyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛṣṇa punar yogaṁ ca śaṁsasi |
yac chreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi suniścitam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनः उवाचarjunaḥ uvācaArjuna said.
संन्यासम्saṁnyāsamrenunciation.
कर्मणाम्karmaṇāmof action.
कृष्णkṛṣṇaO Krishna!
पुनःpunaḥagain, and also.
योगम्yogamyoga (action in yoga).
चcaand.
शंससिśaṁsasiYou praise.
यत् श्रेयःyat śreyaḥthat which is better, which brings greater benefit.
एतयोःetayoḥof these two.
एकम्ekamone.
तत्tatthat.
मेmeto me.
ब्रूहिbrūhitell.
सुनिश्चितम्su-niścitamdefinitively, conclusively.
Translation
Arjuna said: “O Krishna, first You praise renunciation of action (sannyāsa), and then again You praise action in yoga (karma-yoga). Please tell me conclusively and definitively which of these two paths is better.”
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