Word meanings
- sanyāsaḥ
- renunciation
- tu
- but
- mahā-bāho
- mighty-armed one
- duḥkham
- distress
- āptum
- attains
- ayogataḥ
- without karm yog
- yoga-yuktaḥ
- one who is adept in karm yog
- muniḥ
- a sage
- brahma
- Brahman
- na cireṇa
- quickly
- adhigacchati
- goes
Translations
But, O mighty-armed Arjuna, renunciation is hard to attain without Yoga; the sage who is in harmony with Yoga quickly goes to Brahman.
Without concentration, O Mighty One, renunciation is difficult. But the sage who is always meditating on the Divine, shall soon attain the Absolute.
But, O mighty-armed one, renunciation is hard to attain without (Karma-) yoga. The meditative man equipped with yoga attains Brahman without delay.
परन्तु हे महाबाहो ! कर्मयोगके बिना संन्यास सिद्ध होना कठिन है। मननशील कर्मयोगी शीघ्र ही ब्रह्मको प्राप्त हो जाता है।Commentary
Muni is one who does Manana (meditation or reflection). Yoga is performance of action without selfish motive as an offering unto the Lord. Brahman here signifies renunciation or Sannyasa because renunciation consists in the knowledge of the Self. A Muni, the sage of meditation, the Yogaharmonised, i.e., purified by the performance of action, ickly attains Brahman, the true renunciation which is devotion to the knowledge of the Self. Therefore Karma Yoga is better. It is easy for a beginner.
It prepares him for the higher Yoga by purifying his mind.