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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 4

Renunciation and Action

सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः। एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्

sānkhya-yogau pṛithag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam

What does Bhagavad Gita 5.4 mean?

It is the ignorant, not the wise, who speak of Sankhya and Yoga as distinct; one who is properly established in even one of them obtains the fruit of both.

Word-by-word meaning

sānkhya—renunciation of actions · yogau—karm yog · pṛithak—different · bālāḥ—the ignorant · pravadanti—say · na—never · paṇḍitāḥ—the learned · ekam—in one · api—even · āsthitaḥ—being situated · samyak—completely · ubhayoḥ—of both · vindate—achieve · phalam—the result

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