Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 7 (18.7)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
नियतस्य तु सन्न्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते
मोहात् तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः
॥ 18.7 ॥
niyatasya tu sannyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyate
mohāt tasya parityāgastāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Translation
"But the renunciation of prescribed (niyata) action is not proper; giving it up out of delusion is called tamasic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. niyataṃ ca avaśyaṃ kartavyam? tyajyate ca? iti vipratiṣiddham — "both necessary and given up" — a contradiction.
Acharya Ramanuja. He quotes 3.8 — śarīrayātrāpi ca te na prasiddhyed akarmaṇaḥ.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.