Chapter 18, verse 1
अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन।।18.1।।
arjuna uvāca saṃnyāsasya mahābāho tattvamicchāmi veditum tyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthakkeśiniṣūdana18.1
Word meanings
- संन्यासस्य — of renunciation
- महाबाहो — O mightyarmed
- तत्त्वम् — the essence of truth
- इच्छामि — (I) wish
- वेदितुम् — to know
- त्यागस्य — of Tyaga or abandonment
- च — and
- हृषीकेशः — O Krishna
- पृथक् — severally
- केशिनिषूदन् — slayer of Kesi
Translation
Arjuna said, "O mighty-armed Hrishikesa, I desire to know the essence or truth of renunciation and abandonment severally, O slayer of Kesi."
Translation Context: "Arjuna said, "O mighty-armed Hrishikesa, I desire to know the essence or truth of renunciation and abandonment severally, O slayer of Kesi."
Commentary & Insight: In this verse of Chapter 18, Sri Krishna counsels Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra. The teaching illuminates the eternal nature of the soul, the sacred call of duty (Dharma), and the path of unattached action (Nishkama Karma). Reflecting upon this verse brings mental peace, spiritual strength, and wisdom in daily life.