Chapter 18, Verse 2

Text

श्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।

Transliteration

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vichakṣhaṇāḥ

Word Meanings

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


Translations

In English by 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.

In English by 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'."

In English by 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."

In English by 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."

In English by 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.

In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas

Hindi Translation By Swami Ramsukhdas

In Hindi by 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।।  


Commentaries

In English by Swami Sivananda

English Commentary By Swami Sivananda

In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas

Hindi Commentary By Swami Ramsukhdas

In Hindi by Swami Chinmayananda

Hindi Commentary By Swami Chinmayananda

In Sanskrit by Sri Anandgiri

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Anandgiri

In Sanskrit by Sri Dhanpati

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Dhanpati

In Sanskrit by Sri Madhavacharya

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Madhavacharya

In Sanskrit by Sri Neelkanth

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Neelkanth

In Sanskrit by Sri Ramanujacharya

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Ramanuja

In Sanskrit by Sri Sridhara Swami

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Sridhara Swami

In Sanskrit by Sri Vedantadeshikacharya Venkatanatha

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Vedantadeshikacharya Venkatanatha

In Sanskrit by Sri Abhinavgupta

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Abhinavgupta

In Sanskrit by Sri Jayatritha

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Jayatritha

In Sanskrit by Sri Madhusudan Saraswati

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Madhusudan Saraswati

In Sanskrit by Sri Purushottamji

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Purushottamji

In Sanskrit by Sri Shankaracharya

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

In Sanskrit by Sri Vallabhacharya

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Vallabhacharya


Chapter 18, Verse 2