Bhagavad Gita
Moksha-sannyasa-yoga (The Yoga of Liberation Through Renunciation)18.4
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Bhagavad Gita · 18.4
Devanāgarī

निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम ।
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः सम्प्रकीर्तितः ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

niścayaṁ śṛṇu me tatra tyāge bharata-sattama |
tyāgo hi puruṣa-vyāghra tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
निश्चयम्niścayamthe final decision, the conclusion.
शृणु मेśṛṇu mehear from Me.
तत्रtatrain this matter.
त्यागेtyāgeabout renunciation (tyāga).
भरतसत्तमbharata-sattamaO best of the Bharatas!
त्यागः हिtyāgaḥ hiindeed, renunciation.
पुरुषव्याघ्रpuruṣa-vyāghraO tiger among men!
त्रिविधःtri-vidhaḥof three kinds.
सम्प्रकीर्तितःsamprakīrtitaḥis proclaimed, is described.
Translation

“O best of the Bharatas, now hear My final conclusion about renunciation. O tiger among men, tyāga [renunciation], as the scriptures proclaim, is of three kinds.”

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