Chapter 18, Verse 2
Verse textश्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
Verse transliteration
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vichakṣhaṇāḥ
Verse words
- śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Divine Personality said
- kāmyānām—desireful
- karmaṇām—of actions
- nyāsam—giving up
- sanyāsam—renunciation of actions
- kavayaḥ—the learned
- viduḥ—to understand
- sarva—all
- karma-phala—fruits of actions
- tyāgam—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
- prāhuḥ—declare
- tyāgam—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
- vichakṣhaṇāḥ—the wise
Verse translations
Swami Ramsukhdas
Hindi Translation By Swami Ramsukhdas
Swami Tejomayananda
।।18.2।। श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- (कुछ) कवि (पण्डित) जन काम्य कर्मों के त्याग को "संन्यास" समझते हैं और विचारशील जन समस्त कर्मों के फलों के त्याग को "त्याग" कहते हैं।।
Swami Adidevananda
The Lord said, "The sages hold that Sannyasa is the giving up of all works motivated by desire, and the wise declare Tyaga to be the abandonment of the fruits of all works.
Swami Gambirananda
The Blessed Lord said, "The learned ones know sannyasa to be the giving up of actions done with a desire for reward. The adepts call the abandonment of the results of all works 'tyaga'."
Swami Sivananda
The Blessed Lord said, "The sages understand sannyasa to be the renunciation of action with desire; the wise declare the abandonment of the fruits of all actions to be tyaga."
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
The Bhagavat said, "The seers understand the act of renouncing desire-motivated actions as renunciation; the experts declare the relinquishment of the fruits of all actions to be relinquishment."
Shri Purohit Swami
Lord Shri Krishna replied: The sages say that renunciation is forgoing an action that springs from desire, and relinquishing is the surrender of its fruit.
Verse commentaries
Swami Ramsukhdas
Hindi Commentary By Swami Ramsukhdas
Sri Anandgiri
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Anandgiri
Sri Vallabhacharya
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Vallabhacharya
Sri Shankaracharya
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya
Sri Purushottamji
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Purushottamji
Sri Madhusudan Saraswati
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Madhusudan Saraswati
Sri Jayatritha
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Jayatritha
Sri Abhinavgupta
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Abhinavgupta
Sri Vedantadeshikacharya Venkatanatha
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Vedantadeshikacharya Venkatanatha
Sri Sridhara Swami
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Sridhara Swami
Swami Sivananda
English Commentary By Swami Sivananda
Sri Ramanujacharya
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja
Sri Neelkanth
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Neelkanth
Sri Madhavacharya
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Madhavacharya
Sri Dhanpati
Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Dhanpati
Swami Chinmayananda
Hindi Commentary By Swami Chinmayananda