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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 1

Liberation Through Surrender

अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन

arjuna uvācha sannyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam ichchhāmi veditum tyāgasya cha hṛiṣhīkeśha pṛithak keśhi-niṣhūdana

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.1 mean?

Arjuna said: I wish to know the truth of sannyasa, O mighty-armed one, and of tyaga separately, O Hrishikesha, O slayer of Keshi.

Word-by-word meaning

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said · sanyāsasya—of renunciation of actions · mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one · tattvam—the truth · ichchhāmi—I wish · veditum—to understand · tyāgasya—of renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · cha—and · hṛiṣhīkeśha—Krishna, the Lord of the senses · pṛithak—distinctively · keśhī-niṣhūdana—Krishna, the killer of the Keshi demon

dutydetachmentwisdompleasurerenunciationgodactiondesirebodykarmastrength

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