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Bhagavad Gita 18.1

अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।

arjuna uvācha sannyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam ichchhāmi veditum tyāgasya cha hṛiṣhīkeśha pṛithak keśhi-niṣhūdana

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
arjunaḥ uvāchaarjunaḥ uvāchaArjun said
sanyāsasyasanyāsasyaof renunciation of actions
mahā-bāhomahā-bāhomighty-armed one
tattvamtattvamthe truth
ichchhāmiichchhāmiI wish
veditumveditumto understand
tyāgasyatyāgasyaof renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
chachaand
hṛiṣhīkeśhahṛiṣhīkeśhaKrishna, the Lord of the senses
pṛithakpṛithakdistinctively
keśhī-niṣhūdanakeśhī-niṣhūdanaKrishna, the killer of the Keshi demon

Arjuna said, "O mighty-armed Hrishikesa, I desire to know the essence or truth of renunciation and abandonment severally, O slayer of Kesi."

अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे महाबाहो ! हे हृषीकेश ! हे केशनिषूदन ! मैं संन्यास और त्याग के तत्त्व को पृथक्-पृथक् जानना चाहता हूँ।।