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Hear from Me the conclusion or the final truth about this abandonment, O best of the Bharatas; abandonment, verily, O best of men, has been declared to be of three kinds.

Hear my conclusion about relinquishment, best of the Bharatas; for relinquishment, tiger among men, is declared to be of three kinds.

Krishna now offers his own settled view. He calls Arjuna best of the Bharatas and tiger among men, epithets that remind him of his strength and lineage. Relinquishment, he says, is of three kinds, and he will explain them in terms of the three qualities. The verse shows the Gita's typical method: rather than choosing one side of a debate, it reframes the question by looking at the quality of the person and the motive behind the act.