Original Sanskrit

श्रीभगवानुवाच । काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः । सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः ॥ १८-२॥

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca kāmyānāṃ karmaṇāṃ nyāsaṃ saṃnyāsaṃ kavayo viduḥ sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṃ prāhustyāgaṃ vicakṣaṇāḥ 18-2

English Translation

The Blessed Lord said: The Sages understand SAMNYASA to be the renunciation of works with desire ; the wise declare the abandonment of the fruits of all actions as TYAAGA.

Word-by-Word Meaning

śrībhagavānuvāca = the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; kāmyānāṃ = with desire; karmaṇāṃ = of activities; nyāsaṃ = renunciation; saṃnyāsaṃ = the renounced order of life; kavayaḥ = the learned; viduḥ = know; sarva = of all; karma = activities; phala = of results; tyāgaṃ = renunciation; prāhuḥ = call; tyāgaṃ = renunciation; vicakṣaṇaḥ = the experienced.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

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