Chapter 5 · The Yoga of Renunciation · Arjuna said
Bhagavad Gita 5.1 — Renunciation or action?
अर्जुन उवाच। संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि। यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ॥
arjuna uvāca | saṃnyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi | yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniścitam ||
Meaning
Arjuna says: Krishna, you praise giving up action (sannyas) and then you praise the path of action (karma yoga). Tell me clearly which one of the two is truly better for me.