saṃnyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi | yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniścitam || 1 ||
Word-by-word analysis
सन्न्यासम्
sannyāsam—"renunciation"
Akāranta · Puṃliṅga · Dvitīyā · Ekavachanam
A-ending stem · Masculine · Accusative · Singular
कर्मणाम्
karmaṇām—"of actions"
Nkāranta · Napuṃsakaliṅga · Ṣaṣṭhī · Bahuvachanam
N-ending consonant stem · Neuter · Genitive · Plural
कृष्ण
kṛṣṇa—"O Kṛṣṇa"
Akāranta · Puṃliṅga · Sambodhana · Ekavachanam
A-ending stem · Masculine · Vocative · Singular
KārakaSambodhane— Vocative address
पुनः
punaḥ—"again"
Avyaya
योगम्
yogam—"karma-yoga"
Akāranta · Puṃliṅga · Dvitīyā · Ekavachanam
A-ending stem · Masculine · Accusative · Singular
च
ca—"and"
Avyaya
शंससि
śaṃsasi—"you praise"
Skāranta
S-ending consonant stem
यत्
yat—"that which"
Dkāranta · Prathamā · Ekavachanam
D-ending consonant stem · Nominative · Singular
श्रेयः
śreyaḥ—"better"
Skāranta · Napuṃsakaliṅga · Prathamā · Ekavachanam
S-ending consonant stem · Neuter · Nominative · Singular
एतयोः
etayoḥ—"of the two"
Dkāranta · Ṣaṣṭhī · Dvivachanam
D-ending consonant stem · Genitive · Dual
एकम्
ekam—"one"
Akāranta · Dvitīyā · Ekavachanam
A-ending stem · Accusative · Singular
तत्
tat—"that"
Dkāranta · Dvitīyā · Ekavachanam
D-ending consonant stem · Accusative · Singular
मे
me—"for me"
Dkāranta · Caturthī · Ekavachanam
D-ending consonant stem · Dative · Singular
KārakaSampradāne— Recipient
ब्रूहि
brūhi—"tell"
Ñkāranta
Ñ-ending consonant stem
सुनिश्चितम्
suniścitam—"definitely"
Akāranta · Napuṃsakaliṅga · Dvitīyā · Ekavachanam
A-ending stem · Neuter · Accusative · Singular
KārakaKaraṇe— Instrument