Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 1 (18.1)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
अर्जुन उवाच
सन्न्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्
त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक् केशिनिषूदन
॥ 18.1 ॥
sannyāsasya mahābāho tattvamicchāmi veditum
tyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthak keśiniṣūdana
Translation
Arjuna said: "O mighty-armed one, O Hrishikesha, O slayer of Keshi — I wish to know the truth of sannyasa (renunciation) and of tyaga (relinquishment), each separately."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. saṃnyāsasya saṃnyāsaśabdārthasya; pṛthak itaretaravibhāgataḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. tyāgasaṃnyāsau hi mokṣasādhanatayā vihitau — both are taught as means to liberation; he quotes the Mahanarayana Upanishad (tyāgenaike amṛtatvam ānaśuḥ).
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.