Chapter 18 · Liberation through Renunciation · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 18.2 — Defining the two

श्रीभगवानुवाच। काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca | kāmyānāṃ karmaṇāṃ nyāsaṃ saṃnyāsaṃ kavayo viduḥ | sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṃ prāhustyāgaṃ vicakṣaṇāḥ ||

Meaning

Krishna says: The wise call giving up actions driven by desire 'sannyasa', and the learned call giving up the fruits of all actions 'tyaga'.

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