निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम ।त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः सम्प्रकीर्तितः ॥
niścayaṃ śṛṇu me tatra tyāge bharatasattama |tyāgo hi puruṣavyāghra trividhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ ||
- निश्चयम् · niścayam
- the settled conclusion
- शृणु · śṛṇu
- hear
- मे · me
- from me
- तत्र · tatra
- on this point
- त्यागे · tyāge
- about relinquishment
- भरतसत्तम · bharatasattama
- O best of the Bharatas
- त्यागः · tyāgaḥ
- relinquishment
- पुरुषव्याघ्र · puruṣavyāghra
- O tiger among men
- त्रिविधः · trividhaḥ
- threefold
- सम्प्रकीर्तितः · samprakīrtitaḥ
- declared to be
“Hear from me the settled conclusion on this matter of relinquishment, O best of the Bharatas: relinquishment, O tiger among men, is declared to be of three kinds.”
— Original plain-language translation
Krishna now speaks with final authority — 'hear my conclusion.' The threefold analysis by guṇa (sattva, rajas, tamas) is the chapter's organizing tool, applied to renunciation first and then to knowledge, action, intellect, and happiness. The affectionate warrior addresses keep Arjuna anchored as a man of action hearing a teaching for action.
— Reader's notes (original)