Word meanings
- niścayam
- conclusion
- śṛṇu
- hear
- me
- my
- tatra
- there
- tyāge
- about renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
- bharata-sat-tama
- best of the Bharatas
- tyāgaḥ
- renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
- hi
- indeed
- puruṣa-vyāghra
- tiger amongst men
- tri-vidhaḥ
- of three kinds
- samprakīrtitaḥ
- declared
Translations
Hear from Me the conclusion or the final truth about this abandonment, O best of the Bharatas; abandonment, indeed, O best of men, has been declared to be of three kinds.
O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment regarding this problem. It has a threefold aspect.
O the most excellent among the descendants of Bharata, hear from Me the firm conclusion regarding that tyaga. For, O greatest among men, tyaga has been clearly declared to be of three kinds.
हे भरतवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! तू संन्यास और त्याग -- इन दोनोंमेंसे पहले त्यागके विषयमें मेरा निश्चय सुन; क्योंकि हे पुरुषश्रेष्ठ ! त्याग तीन प्रकारका कहा गया है।Commentary
Now the Lord gives His own decisive opinion. It is declared in the scriptures that renunciation is of three kinds, viz.? Sattvic? Rajasic and Tamasic. The Lord alone can teach the truth about the subject. Whoever wants to be liberated from the miseries of this world must understand the real nature of renunciation.