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5.4Krishna
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साङ्ख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः ।एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम् ॥

sāṅkhyayogau pṛthag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ |ekam apy āsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam ||

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)