{"chapter_id":18,"chapter_number":18,"chapter_title":"Moksha Sanyasa Yoga","id":624,"verse_number":1,"verse_order":624,"text":"अर्जुन उवाच\n\nसंन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्।\n\nत्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।\n ","transliteration":"arjuna uvācha\nsannyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam ichchhāmi veditum\ntyāgasya cha hṛiṣhīkeśha pṛithak keśhi-niṣhūdana\n","word_meanings":{"arjunaḥ 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"},"translation":"Arjuna said: O mighty-armed Krishna, killer of Keshi, I wish to understand the distinct truth about sannyasa (renunciation) and tyaga (relinquishment).","simple_meaning":"Arjuna asks Krishna to clearly explain the true difference between abandoning actions entirely versus giving up the desire for their results.","commentary":"Arjuna seeks clarity on two pivotal concepts of the Gita, setting the foundation for Krishna's final synthesis of duty and spiritual freedom.","theme":"The distinction between renunciation and detachment","life_application":"Focus on surrendering selfish attachments and the fruits of your labor rather than abandoning your worldly duties and responsibilities."}