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sanyāsam

  • renunciation
  • renunciation of selfishness
  • of renunciation of actions
  • renunciation of actions

Also appears as sanyāsa-yoga, sanyāsasya

In 5 verses

Chapter 1 4 of 18 chapters Chapter 18
  1. 5.1

    संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि

    sanyāsam — renunciation

    You praise the renunciation of action, Krishna, and then you praise yoga. Which of the two is better? Tell me clearly.

  2. 6.2

    यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव

    sanyāsam — renunciation

    Know that what they call renunciation is yoga, son of Pandu. No one becomes a practitioner without giving up the intention behind the act.

  3. 9.28

    शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः

    sanyāsa-yoga — renunciation of selfishness

    So you will be freed from the bonds of action and its good and bad fruits. Joined by the yoga of renunciation, with a steady self, you will come to me.

  4. 18.1

    संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्

    sanyāsasya — of renunciation of actions

    I wish to understand the truth of renunciation, mighty-armed one, and of letting go — and how they differ.

  5. 18.2

    काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः

    sanyāsam — renunciation of actions

    The wise know renunciation to be the giving up of actions driven by desire; and letting go, the giving up of the fruit of all action.