Verse 5.6

संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः ।

योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥

5.6

Transliteration

saṃnyāsastu mahābāho duḥkhamāptumayogataḥ |

yogayukto munirbrahma nacireṇādhigacchati ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

But renunciation, O mighty-armed Arjuna, is hard to attain without Yoga; the Yoga-harmonised sage ickly goes to Brahman.

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Word by word

renunciation
but
O mighty-armed
hard
to attain
without yoga

engaged in yoga
the sage
Brahman
without delay
attains

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna explains why karmayoga is the better starting point. Renunciation (sannyāsa) without the training of yoga is difficult and leads to sorrow, because giving up action outwardly does not by itself still the mind. The muni, the contemplative, who is already disciplined by yoga reaches Brahman quickly. Many read this as saying that action done in the spirit of yoga purifies the mind and prepares it for true renunciation. The verse gives a practical reason for Krishna's preference: yoga makes renunciation real.