Bhagavad Gita · 18.1
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच ।
संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ।
त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca |
saṁnyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam icchāmi veditum |
tyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthak keśi-niṣūdana ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुनः उवाचarjunaḥ uvācaArjuna said.
संन्यासस्यsaṁnyāsasyaof sannyāsa.
महाबाहोmahā-bāhoO mighty-armed one!
तत्त्वम्tattvamthe true essence.
इच्छामि वेदितुम्icchāmi veditumI wish (icchāmi) to know (veditum).
त्यागस्य चtyāgasya caand also of tyāga.
हृषीकेशhṛṣīkeśaO Hṛṣīkeśa!
पृथक्pṛthakseparately, what their difference is.
केशिनिषूदनkeśi-niṣūdanaO slayer of the Keśī demon!
Translation
Arjuna said: “O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand the true essence (tattva) of sannyāsa [renunciation]. O Hṛṣīkeśa, O slayer of the Keśī demon, I also wish to understand the difference between sannyāsa and tyāga [relinquishment].”
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