Bhagavad Gita BG 5.6
Chapter 5, Verse 6 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः । योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
sannyasas tu mahabaho duhkham aptum ayogatah yoga-yukto munir brahma nacirenadhi gacchati
Meaning
But renunciation without yoga is difficult to attain, O mighty-armed. The sage who is united in yoga reaches Brahman swiftly.
Understanding
The practical warning: outer renunciation without the inner discipline of yoga is duhkham aptum — painful and difficult to maintain. But the muni who is yoga-yukta (united with yoga) reaches Brahman nacirena — swiftly. The karma yogi, still engaged in the world but inwardly free, is better positioned than the formal renunciant lacking inner mastery.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| दुःखम् | duhkham | difficult, painful |
| आप्तुम् | aptum | to attain, to reach, to maintain |
| अयोगतः | ayogatah | without yoga, without inner discipline |
| योगयुक्तः | yoga-yuktah | united in yoga, established in yoga |
| नचिरेण | nacirena | swiftly, without long delay |
| संन्यासः | sannyāsaḥ | renunciation / sannyasa |
| तु | tu | but / however |
| महाबाहो | mahā-bāho | O mighty-armed (Arjuna) |
| मुनिः | muniḥ | the sage / the silent one |
| ब्रह्म | brahma | Brahman / the Absolute |
| अधिगच्छति | adhigacchati | attains / reaches / obtains |