Shloka 2

अक्षरब्रह्मयोग (Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga) — Knowledge of the Imperishable, Prakṛti, and Devotion

Devanagari script

श्रीभगवानुवाच संन्यास: कर्मयोगश्न नि:श्रेयसकरावुभौ । तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्‌ कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते

Transliteration

śrī-bhagavān uvāca: saṃnyāsaḥ karma-yogaś ca niḥśreyasa-karāv ubhau | tayos tu karma-saṃnyāsāt karma-yogo viśiṣyate ||

Translation

ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਭਗਵਾਨ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—ਕਰਮ-ਸੰਨਿਆਸ ਅਤੇ ਕਰਮਯੋਗ—ਦੋਵੇਂ ਹੀ ਪਰਮ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਯ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਹਨ; ਪਰ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੋਹਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਰਮ-ਸੰਨਿਆਸ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਕਰਮਯੋਗ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• श्रीभगवान्: the Blessed Lord
• श्रीभगवान्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीभगवत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect, Third, Singular

• संन्यासः: renunciation
• संन्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संन्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कर्मयोगः: yoga of action
• कर्मयोगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मयोग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• निःश्रेयसकरौ: leading to the highest good
• निःश्रेयसकरौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःश्रेयसकर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• उभौ: both
• उभौ: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उभ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Dual

• तयोः: of the two
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Dual

• तु: but
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• कर्मसंन्यासात्: than renunciation of action
• कर्मसंन्यासात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मसंन्यास
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• कर्मयोगः: karma-yoga
• कर्मयोगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मयोग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• विशिष्यते: is superior/excels
• Type: Verb
• Root: शिष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

अर्जुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Bhagavān (Kṛṣṇa)
• Saṃnyāsa
• Karma-yoga
• Niḥśreyasa