Chapter 5, Verse 2
श्री भगवानुवाच संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ। तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
śrī bhagavānuvāca saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau. tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate.।5.2.।
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- श्री भगवान् उवाच
- the blessed Lord said
- संन्यासः
- renunciation (of action)
- कर्मयोगः
- the yoga of action (disciplined action)
- च
- and
- निःश्रेयसकरौ
- both leading to the highest good
- उभौ
- both (of them)
- तयोः
- of the two (of them)
- तु
- but/however
- कर्मसंन्यासात्
- than renunciation of action
- कर्मयोगः
- the yoga of action
- विशिष्यते
- is distinguished/considered superior
Commentary
The Blessed Lord said : 2. Renunciation and Yoga through action both lead to the highest bliss: but, of the two, Yoga through action is esteemed more than renunciation of action.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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श्री भगवान् उवाच
संन्यासः
कर्मयोगः
च
निःश्रेयसकरौ
उभौ
तयोः
तु
कर्मसंन्यासात्
कर्मयोगः
विशिष्यते
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