एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु ।बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि ॥
eṣā te 'bhihitā sāṅkhye buddhir yoge tv imāṃ śṛṇu |buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karmabandhaṃ prahāsyasi ||
- एषा · eṣā
- this
- ते · te
- to you
- अभिहिता · abhihitā
- has been declared
- साङ्ख्ये · sāṅkhye
- in sankhya (the wisdom of the self)
- बुद्धिः · buddhiḥ
- understanding, wisdom
- योगे · yoge
- in yoga (the discipline of action)
- तु · tu
- but, now
- इमाम् · imām
- this
- शृणु · śṛṇu
- hear, listen
- बुद्ध्या · buddhyā
- with understanding
- युक्तः · yuktaḥ
- yoked, endowed
- यया · yayā
- by which
- पार्थ · pārtha
- O Partha (Arjuna)
- कर्मबन्धम् · karmabandham
- the bondage of action
- प्रहास्यसि · prahāsyasi
- you will cast off
“This wisdom concerning the self has been declared to you; now hear the wisdom of yoga, endowed with which, O Partha, you will cast off the bondage of action.”
— Original plain-language translation
Krishna explicitly divides his teaching: sāṅkhya (knowing, 2.11–2.30) and yoga (doing, 2.39 onward). The promise is precise — not heaven, not victory, but freedom from karma's bondage. Action remains; bondage goes.
— Reader's notes (original)