Bhagavad Gita 5.1
Karma Sanyasa Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
अर्जुन उवाच | संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि | यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ||५-१||
Transliteration
arjuna uvāca . saṃnyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi . yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniścitam ||5-1||
Arjuna said Renunciation of actions, O Krishna, Thou praisest, and again Yoga. Tell me conclusively that which is the better of the two.
Word by Word
संन्यासम् renunciation, कर्मणाम् of actions, कृष्ण O Krishna, पुनः again, योगम् Yoga, च and, शंससि (Thou) praisest, यत् which, श्रेयः better, एतयोः of these two, एकम् one, तत् that, मे to me, ब्रूहि tell, सुनिश्चितम् conclusively
Classical Commentary
Thou teachest renunciation of actions and also their performance. This has confused me. Tell decisively now which is better. It is not possible for a man to resort to both of them at the same time. Yoga here means Karma Yoga. (Cf. III.2)