Bhagavad Gita · Karma Sannyasa YogaChapter 5, Shloka 5 (5.5)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यत् साङ्ख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद् योगैरपि गम्यते
एकं साङ्ख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति
॥ 5.5 ॥
yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṃ tad yogairapi gamyate
ekaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati
Translation
"The state (goal) reached by the Sankhyas (those established in knowledge) is reached by the yogis too; one who sees Sankhya and yoga as one — that one (truly) sees."
Interpretation
"Seeing as one" — the right vision. Yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati — one who sees the two as one, truly sees (in the style of 2.29 and 13.27).
Shankaracharya — in sequence. Yat sāṅkhyaiḥ jñāna-niṣṭhaiḥ saṃnyāsibhiḥ prāpyate sthānaṃ mokṣākhyam, tat yogair api … paramārtha-jñāna-saṃnyāsa-prāpti-dvāreṇa gamyate — the moksha that the Sankhyas (renunciates established in knowledge) attain, the yogis too attain — by way of attaining knowledge and renunciation. Then the question: so renunciation is better after all — why was karma yoga called superior in 5.2? Answer: tvayā pṛṣṭaṃ kevalaṃ karma-saṃnyāsaṃ karma-yogaṃ ca … jñānam anapekṣya — you asked about mere giving up of action and karma yoga without knowledge; in that sense karma yoga is superior. Jñānāpekṣas tu saṃnyāsaḥ sāṅkhyam iti mayā abhipretaḥ, paramārtha-yogaś ca sa eva — renunciation joined with knowledge is what I mean by "sankhya", and that alone is the yoga of the highest truth.
Acharya Ramanuja — independent alternatives. Sāṅkhyaiḥ jñāna-niṣṭhaiḥ yad ātmāvalokana-rūpa-phalaṃ prāpyate tad eva karma-yoga-niṣṭhaiḥ api prāpyate — the vision of the self that those established in knowledge attain, those established in karma yoga attain too; so ekaṃ vaikalpikam — two alternative paths to one and the same fruit. One who sees this sa eva paṇḍitaḥ.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.