श्रीभगवानुवाच | संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ | तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ||५-२||
śrībhagavānuvāca . saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau . tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate ||5-2||
Chapter 5 · Verse 2
Karma Sannyasa Yoga
कर्मसंन्यासयोग
In plain words
Sannyasa (renunciation of action) and Karma Yoga (performance of action) both lead to Moksha or liberation or the highest bliss. Though both lead to Moksha yet of the two means of attaining to Moksha. Karma Yoga is better than mere Karma Sannyasa (renunciation of action) without the knowledge of the Self.
Translation
5.2 The Lord said Renunciation of actions and Karma Yoga, both lead to the highest excellence. But, of the two, Karma Yoga excels the renunciation of actions.
Meaning
Sannyasa (renunciation of action) and Karma Yoga (performance of action) both lead to Moksha or liberation or the highest bliss. Though both lead to Moksha yet of the two means of attaining to Moksha. Karma Yoga is better than mere Karma Sannyasa (renunciation of action) without the knowledge of the Self. But renunciation of actions with the knowledge of the Self is decidedly superior to Karma Yoga. Moreover. Karma Yoga is easy and is therefore suitable to all. (Cf. III.3V.5VI.46)
Word by word
संन्यासः renunciation कर्मयोगः Yoga of action च and निःश्रेयसकरौ leading to the highest bliss उभौ both तयोः of these two तु but कर्मसंन्यासात् than renunciation of action कर्मयोगः Yoga of action विशिष्यते is superior.