अर्जुन उवाच |\nसंन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् |\nत्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन ||१८-१||
arjuna uvāca .\nsaṃnyāsasya mahābāho tattvamicchāmi veditum .\ntyāgasya ca hṛṣīkeśa pṛthakkeśiniṣūdana ||18-1||
Arjun said: O mighty-armed Krishna, I wish to understand the nature of sanyās (renunciation of actions) and tyāg (renunciation of desire for the fruits of actions). O Hrishikesh, I also wish to know the distinction between the two, O Keshinisudan.