Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyaas Yoga, verse 4
निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम।
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः ॥
Say itniśhchayaṁ śhṛiṇu me tatra tyāge bharata-sattama
tyāgo hi puruṣha-vyāghra tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ
Translation
Hear from Me the conclusion or the final truth about this abandonment, O best of the Bharatas; abandonment, indeed, O best of men, has been declared to be of three kinds.
Swami Sivananda
O the most excellent among the descendants of Bharata, hear from Me the firm conclusion regarding that tyaga. For, O greatest among men, tyaga has been clearly declared to be of three kinds.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Listen to My decision, O Arjuna, concerning abandonment; for abandonment is declared to be of three kinds.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
O best of Bharata's descendants! Listen to My considered view about relinquishing: Indeed, the act of relinquishing is rightly spoken to be threefold, O best among men!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
O best of Indians! Listen to my judgment regarding this problem. It has a threefold aspect.
Shri Purohit Swami
हे भरतवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! तू संन्यास और त्याग -- इन दोनोंमेंसे पहले त्यागके विषयमें मेरा निश्चय सुन; क्योंकि हे पुरुषश्रेष्ठ ! त्याग तीन प्रकारका कहा गया है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे भरतसत्तम ! उस त्याग के विषय में तुम मेरे निर्णय को सुनो। हे पुरुष श्रेष्ठ ! वह त्याग तीन प्रकार का कहा गया है।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.