Gita Verse 5.1

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 5, Verse 1

Sanskrit Verse

अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।

Transliteration

arjuna uvācha

sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛiṣhṇa punar yogaṁ cha śhansasi

yach chhreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi su-niśhchitam

Word meanings

arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; sanyāsam—renunciation; karmaṇām—of actions; kṛiṣhṇa—Shree Krishna; punaḥ—again; yogam—about karm yog; cha—also; śhansasi—you praise; yat—which; śhreyaḥ—more beneficial; etayoḥ—of the two; ekam—one; tat—that; me—unto me; brūhi—please tell; su-niśhchitam—conclusively

Swami Sivananda's translation

Arjuna said, “O Krishna, you praise renunciation of actions and also yoga. Please tell me conclusively which is better of the two.”

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 5