Chapter 18, Verse 2
Part of 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — मोक्षसंन्यासयोगश्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः॥
Transliteration
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vichakṣhaṇāḥ
Meaning
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."
Word-by-word meaning
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha — the Supreme Divine Personality saidkāmyānām — desirefulkarmaṇām — of actionsnyāsam — giving upsanyāsam — renunciation of actionskavayaḥ — the learnedviduḥ — to understandsarva — allkarma-phala — fruits of actionstyāgam — renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actionsprāhuḥ — declaretyāgam — renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actionsvichakṣhaṇāḥ — the wise
Commentary
By Swami Sivananda
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 2?▼
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."
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 2 of Chapter 18 (Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.