Mahabharata · 6.40.1
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच
संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वम् इच्छामि वेदितुम् ॥
त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक् केशिनिषूदन ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca
saṃnyāsasya mahābāho tattvam icchāmi veditum ||
tyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthak keśiniṣūdana ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुन उवाचarjuna uvācaArjuna said; Arjuna spoke
संन्यासस्य महाबाहोsaṃnyāsasya mahābāhoof renunciation, O mighty-armed one; the meaning of sannyasa, great warrior
तत्त्वम् इच्छामि वेदितुम्tattvam icchāmi veditumI wish to know the truth; I desire to understand the essence
त्यागस्य च हृषीकेशtyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśaand of renunciation of the fruit, O Hrishikesha; and the essence of tyaga, Lord of the senses
पृथक् केशिनिषूदनpṛthak keśiniṣūdanaseparately, O slayer of Keshi; distinctly, O conqueror of Keshi
Translation
Arjuna said: "O mighty-armed one, O Hrishikesha, O conqueror of Keshi, I wish to know separately the truth of sannyasa and of tyaga."
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Arjuna asks that two closely related notions be distinguished: the giving up of activity itself, and the giving up of claim to its fruits. This question carries the Gita toward its final synthesis of action, knowledge, and devotion.