Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 2 (18.2)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
श्रीभगवानुवाच
काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं सन्न्यासं कवयो विदुः
सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः
॥ 18.2 ॥
kāmyānāṃ karmaṇāṃ nyāsaṃ sannyāsaṃ kavayo viduḥ
sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṃ prāhustyāgaṃ vicakṣaṇāḥ
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: "The wise call the giving up of desire-driven (kamya) actions sannyasa, and the discerning call the giving up of the fruits of all actions tyaga."
Interpretation
Commentary note: In the corpus used, neither Shankara's nor Ramanuja's commentary text on 18.2 is available — so no quotation is given here. Traditional explanation (paraphrase): in Shankara's reading, kāmya actions are those prescribed for the sake of some desired result; Ramanuja regards the two as two names for the same principle (see 18.4).
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.