BG 18.4
निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम ।
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः सम्प्रकीर्तितः ॥
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः सम्प्रकीर्तितः ॥
niścayaṁ śṛṇu me tatra tyāge bharata-sattama
tyāgo hi puruṣa-vyāghra tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ
tyāgo hi puruṣa-vyāghra tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ
Word-for-word meanings
bharata-sat-tama — O best of the Bharata dynasty; śṛṇu — please hear; me — My; niścayam — definitive [view]; tatra — in the matter [i.e., regarding]; tyāge — of tyāga; puruṣa-vyāghra — O tiger among human beings; tyāgaḥ — tyāga; hi — indeed; samprakīrtitaḥ — is said to be; tri-vidhaḥ — of three types.
Translation
O best of the Bharata dynasty, please hear My definitive view regarding tyāga. O tiger among human beings, tyāga is said to be of three types [in verses 7–9].