अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
arjuna uvācha sannyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam ichchhāmi veditum tyāgasya cha hṛiṣhīkeśha pṛithak keśhi-niṣhūdana
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A Reading - Rantideb
Why: Arjuna asks, one final time, for the precise difference between renunciation and relinquishment, wanting real terminological clarity even this late in the conversation, rather than assuming he's already absorbed every distinction by now.
In life: it's fine to ask for a precise clarification on two similar-sounding concepts even after a long period of learning, real understanding sometimes needs one more precise pass at the end, not just earlier on.
Teaching: don't assume that because you've been learning about something for a while, you no longer need basic clarifying questions, ask for the precise distinction the way Arjuna does here, even this late in the process.