SYNONYMS

yam–what; sannyasam–renunciation; iti–thus; prahuh–they say; yogam–linking with the Supreme; tam–that; viddhi–you must know; pandava–O son of Pandu; na–never; hi–certainly; asannyasta–without giving up; sankalpah–self-satisfaction; yogi–a mystic transcendentalist; bhavati–becomes; kascana–anyone.

TRANSLATION

What is called renunciation is the same as yoga, or linking oneself with the Supreme, for no one can become a yogi unless he renounces the desire for sense gratification.