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अर्जुन उवाच
संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् ।
त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन ॥१८- १॥

Transliteration

arjuna uwaacha

saMnyaasasya mahaabaaho tattwamichChaami weditum ।

tyaagasya cha hRRiShiikesha pRRithakkeshiniShoodana ॥१८- १॥

Translation

Arjuna said,
Of renunciation, O great-armed one, I want to understand, and its
Distinction from relinquishment, O Hrishikesh, killer of Keshi.

Translation

Arjuna said: I wish to know the nature of Samnyasa and Tyaaga and the difference between the two, O Lord Krishna.

Translation

Arjuna said, O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand the purpose of renunciation [tyaga] and of the renounced order of life [sannyasa], O killer of the Kesi demon, Hrsikesa.