Chapter 5 · Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Renunciation of ActionKrishna
Verse 3
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 5, श्लोक 3
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसन्न्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति।
निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते॥
Transliteration
Jneyah Sa Nitya-Sannyasi Yo Na Dveshti Na Kankshati.
Nirdvandvo Hi Maha-Baho Sukham Bandhat Pramuchyate.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ज्ञेयःjneyahshould be known
सःsahhe
नित्यसन्न्यासीnitya-sannyasiever a renunciate
यःyahwho
नnanot
द्वेष्टिdveshtihates
नnanot
काङ्क्षतिkankshatidesires
निर्द्वन्द्वःnirdvandvahfree from dualities
महाबाहोmaha-bahoO mighty-armed
सुखम्sukhameasily
बन्धात्bandhatfrom bondage
प्रमुच्यतेpramuchyateis liberated
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो न किसी से द्वेष करता है न किसी की इच्छा करता है, उसे सदा संन्यासी जानो। हे महाबाहो! द्वन्द्वों से रहित व्यक्ति सुखपूर्वक बन्धन से मुक्त हो जाता है।
English Translation
One who neither hates nor desires should be known as an ever-renunciate. Free from dualities, O mighty-armed, such a person is easily liberated from bondage.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna redefines renunciation — true sannyasa is not about external abandonment of action but about internal freedom from hatred and desire. A person who has transcended the pairs of opposites (pleasure-pain, success-failure) is a true renunciate, regardless of whether they perform actions or not. This internal renunciation leads to effortless liberation.