Sanskrit
एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु । बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि ॥
eṣā te'bhihitā sāṃkhye buddhir yoge tv imāṃ śṛṇu buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karmabandhaṃ prahāsyasi
Translation
This teaching set forth to thee is in accordance with the Sâñkhya; hear it now according to the Yoga, imbued with which teaching, O Pârtha, thou shalt cast away the bonds of action.
Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain
Explanation
The chapter’s clearest structural signpost: Krishna names what he has just finished (Sāṅkhya — the theoretical teaching on the immortal self, verses 11–30) and what he’s about to begin (Yoga — a practical teaching on right action). The two are presented as complementary tracks toward the same goal, not competing schools, and everything from here through verse 53 belongs to this second, practical track.
Concepts