Bhagavad Gita · 5.2
॥
Devanāgarī
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ ।
तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca |
saṁnyāsaḥ karmayogaś ca niḥśreyasakarāv ubhau |
tayos tu karmasaṁnyāsāt karmayogo viśiṣyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रीभगवान् उवाचśrī-bhagavān uvācaThe Blessed Lord said.
संन्यासःsaṁnyāsaḥrenunciation of action.
कर्मयोगः चkarma-yogaḥ caand action in yoga.
निःश्रेयसकरौniḥśreyasa-karauleading to the highest good (niḥśreyasa).
उभौubhauboth.
तयोः तुtayoḥ tubut of these two.
कर्मसंन्यासात्karma-saṁnyāsātthan renunciation of action.
कर्मयोगःkarma-yogaḥkarma-yoga.
विशिष्यतेviśiṣyatesurpasses, is better.
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: “Both renunciation of action and action in yoga lead to the highest good. But of these two, karma-yoga [action in yoga] surpasses renunciation of action.”
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