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यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव। न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
yaṁ sannyāsam iti prāhur yogaṁ taṁ viddhi pāṇḍava na hyasannyasta-saṅkalpo yogī bhavati kaśhchana
Know that to be devotion to action, which is called renunciation, O Pândava, for none becomes a devotee to action without forsaking Sankalpa.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yam | what |
| sanyāsam | renunciation |
| iti | thus |
| prāhuḥ | they say |
| yogam | yog |
| tam | that |
| viddhi | know |
| pāṇḍava | Arjun, the son of Pandu |
| na | not |
| hi | certainly |
| asannyasta | without giving up |
| saṅkalpaḥ | desire |
| yogī | a yogi |
| bhavati | becomes |
| kaśhchana | anyone |
Begin with the verse itself, then trace its movement through yam (what), pāṇḍava (Arjun, the son of Pandu), and kaśhchana (anyone). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the disciplined and recollected mind. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 6.2.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.
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Know that to be devotion to action, which is called renunciation, O Pândava, for none becomes a devotee to action without forsaking Sankalpa
- 2
yam: what
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pāṇḍava: Arjun, the son of Pandu
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Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.
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