Bhagavad Gita 5.1
अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि। यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।
arjuna uvācha sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛiṣhṇa punar yogaṁ cha śhansasi yach chhreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi su-niśhchitam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arjunaḥ uvācha | arjunaḥ uvācha | Arjun said |
| sanyāsam | sanyāsam | renunciation |
| karmaṇām | karmaṇām | of actions |
| kṛiṣhṇa | kṛiṣhṇa | Shree Krishna |
| punaḥ | punaḥ | again |
| yogam | yogam | about karm yog |
| cha | cha | also |
| śhansasi | śhansasi | you praise |
| yat | yat | which |
| śhreyaḥ | śhreyaḥ | more beneficial |
| etayoḥ | etayoḥ | of the two |
| ekam | ekam | one |
| tat | tat | that |
| me | me | unto me |
| brūhi | brūhi | please tell |
| su-niśhchitam | su-niśhchitam | conclusively |
Arjuna said, "O Krishna, you praise renunciation of actions and also yoga. Please tell me conclusively which is better of the two."
अर्जुन ने कहा हे -- कृष्ण ! आप कर्मों के संन्यास की और फिर योग (कर्म के आचरण) की प्रशंसा करते हैं। इन दोनों में एक जो निश्चय पूर्वक श्रेयस्कर है, उसको मेरे लिए कहिये।।