BG 5.1
अर्जुन उवाच
सन्न्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि ।
यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ॥
सन्न्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि ।
यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ॥
arjuna uvāca
sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛṣṇa punar yogaṁ ca śaṁsasi
yac chreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi su-niścitam
sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛṣṇa punar yogaṁ ca śaṁsasi
yac chreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi su-niścitam
Word-for-word meanings
arjunaḥ uvāca — Arjuna said; kṛṣṇa — O Kṛṣṇa; sannyāsam — [having instructed me in] the renunciation; karmaṇām — of actions; punaḥ śaṁsasi — You again recommend; yogam — karma-yoga; ca — as well; brūhi — please tell; me — [to] me; su-niścitam — decisively; tat — that; ekam — one [path]; yat — which; śreyaḥ — [is] most beneficial; etayoḥ — of these two.
Translation
Arjuna said: O Kṛṣṇa, after instructing me in the renunciation of action, You are again recommending the yoga of selfless action (karma-yoga) as well. Please tell me decisively which one of these two is most beneficial.