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निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः।।18.4।।

niśhchayaṁ śhṛiṇu me tatra tyāge bharata-sattama tyāgo hi puruṣha-vyāghra tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 4
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Hear from Me the conclusion or the final truth about this abandonment, O best of the Bharatas; abandonment, indeed, O best of men, has been declared to be of three kinds.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Krishna says he will now clearly explain his own conclusion on this relinquishment, since relinquishment has been declared to be of three kinds, promising to actually settle the disagreement just named rather than leaving it permanently open.

In life: after honestly acknowledging a genuine disagreement, it's still useful to eventually offer your own considered conclusion, rather than leaving the question suspended indefinitely once you've actually thought it through.

Teaching: after acknowledging a genuine disagreement on something important, work toward eventually offering your own considered conclusion, the way Krishna does here, rather than leaving the question permanently unresolved once you've actually done the thinking.

niśhchayamconclusion
śhṛiṇuhear
memy
tatrathere
tyāgeabout renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
bharata-sat-tamabest of the Bharatas
tyāgaḥrenunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions
hiindeed
puruṣha-vyāghratiger amongst men
tri-vidhaḥof three kinds
samprakīrtitaḥdeclared

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.4 निश्चयम् conclusion or the final truth? श्रृणु hear? मे My? तत्र there? त्यागे about abandonment? भरतसत्तम O best of the Bharatas? त्यागः abandonment? हि verily? पुरुषव्याघ्र O best of men? त्रिविधः of three kinds? संप्रकीर्तितः has been declared (to be).Commentary Now the Lord gives His own decisive opinion. It is declared in the scriptures that renunciation is of three kinds? viz.? Sattvic? Rajasic and Tamasic. The Lord alone can teach the truth about the subject. Whoever wants to be liberated from the miseries of this world must understand the real nature of renunciation.