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Bhagavad Gītā 6.2, word by word

यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव। न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन

yaṁ sannyāsam iti prāhur yogaṁ taṁ viddhi pāṇḍava na hyasannyasta-saṅkalpo yogī bhavati kaśhchana

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In English

O Arjuna, renunciation is indeed what is known as right action. No one can become spiritually enlightened who has not renounced all desires.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

Do you, O Arjuna, know that Yoga is what they call renunciation; no one indeed becomes a Yogi who has not renounced their thoughts.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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