सन्न्यासः कर्म योग: च निःश्रेयस करौ उभौ
तयोः तु कर्म सन्न्यासात् कर्म योगः विशिष्यते
श्रीभगवानुवाच -
सन्न्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ ।
तयोस्तु कर्मसन्न्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥५:२॥
shreebhagavaanuvaacha -
sannyaasah karmayogashcha nihshreyasakaraavubhau
tayostu karmasannyaasaatkarmayogo vishishyate ||5:2||
sannyasah karma yogah ca nihsreyasa-karau ubhau
tayoh tu karma sannyaasaat karma yogah vishishyate
Purport The glorious god said: renunciation of (fruitive) actions and the union with (unattached) actions both of the two do not have anything better. But the union with (unattached) actions excels than the renunciation of the (fruitive) actions.
भगवान् (bhagavaan) -- god
उवाच (uvaacha) -- said
सन्न्यासः (sannyaasah) -- renunciation
कर्म (karma) -- action; work
योग: (yogah) -- Yog, union, connection, bringing together
च (cha) -- also; and
निःश्रेयस (nihshreyasa) -- having no better; best
करौ (karau) -- do
उभौ (ubhau) -- both
तु (tu) -- but
कर्म (karma) -- action; work
सन्न्यासात् (sannyaasaat) -- from/than renunciation
कर्म (karma) -- action, work
योगः (yogah) -- Yog; union, connection, bringing together
विशिष्यते (vishishyate) -- excel, surpass