Bhagavad Gita 5.2
श्री भगवानुवाच संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ। तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।
śhrī bhagavān uvācha sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaśh cha niḥśhreyasa-karāvubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśhiṣhyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | the Supreme Lord said |
| sanyāsaḥ | sanyāsaḥ | renunciation |
| karma-yogaḥ | karma-yogaḥ | working in devotion |
| cha | cha | and |
| niḥśhreyasa-karau | niḥśhreyasa-karau | lead to the supreme goal |
| ubhau | ubhau | both |
| tayoḥ | tayoḥ | of the two |
| tu | tu | but |
| karma-sanyāsāt | karma-sanyāsāt | renunciation of actions |
| karma-yogaḥ | karma-yogaḥ | working in devotion |
| viśhiṣhyate | viśhiṣhyate | is superior |
The Blessed Lord said, "Renunciation and the Yoga of action both lead to the highest bliss; but of the two, the Yoga of action is superior to the renunciation of action."
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- कर्मसंन्यास और कर्मयोग ये दोनों ही परम कल्याणकारक हैं; परन्तु उन दोनों में कर्मसंन्यास से कर्मयोग श्रेष्ठ है।।