Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 1
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 18 श्लोक 1

अर्जुन उवाच
संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।
त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
18.1. Arjuna said  O  Mighty-armed !  I desire to know severally the distinctive nature of renunciation and of relinishment,  O  Hrsikesa !  O Slayer of  Kesin !


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
18.1 Samnyasaya etc.  It has been delcared earlier that  He [alone]  is a man of relinishment and is also a man of wisdom  (II, 50); and  He  [alone] is a man of renunciation and a man of Yoga; but not he who remains without his fires (VI, 1),  and so on. Thus, becuase a man of relinishment and a man of renunciation are both found mentioned, now arises this estion from a person (Arjuna) who is desirous of understanding their difference.  					
 Now [by giving] the answer -


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 18.1Arjuna Uvaacha:
Sannyaasasya mahaabaaho tattwamicchaami veditum;
Tyaagasya cha hrisheekesha prithak keshinishoodana.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 18.1arjunaḥ uvācha—Arjun said; sanyāsasya—of renunciation of actions; mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one; tattvam—the truth; ichchhāmi—I wish; veditum—to understand; tyāgasya—of renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions; cha—and; hṛiṣhīkeśha—Krishna, the Lord of the senses; pṛithak—distinctively; keśhī-niṣhūdana—Krishna, the killer of the Keshi demon