साङ्ख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः ।एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम् ॥
sāṅkhyayogau pṛthag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ |ekam apy āsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam ||
- साङ्ख्ययोगौ · sāṅkhyayogau
- knowledge-path and yoga-path
- पृथक् · pṛthak
- as separate, different
- बालाः · bālāḥ
- the immature, childish
- प्रवदन्ति · pravadanti
- declare
- पण्डिताः · paṇḍitāḥ
- the wise
- एकम् · ekam
- one
- आस्थितः · āsthitaḥ
- established in
- फलम् · phalam
- fruit, result
“Only the immature speak of the path of knowledge and the path of action as separate; the wise do not. One who stands firm in even one gains the fruit of both.”
— Original plain-language translation
This verse heals the split Arjuna felt between thinking and doing. Sankhya and yoga share the same summit of freedom. Mastery of either, pursued fully, delivers the reward of both.
— Reader's notes (original)