निर्विण्णानां ज्ञानयोगो न्यासिनामिह कर्मसु । तेष्वनिर्विण्णचित्तानां कर्मयोगस्तु कामिनाम् ॥ ७ ॥
nirviṇṇānāṁ jñāna-yogo nyāsinām iha karmasu teṣv anirviṇṇa-cittānāṁ karma-yogas tu kāminām
- nirviṇṇānām
- for those who are disgusted
- jñāna-yogaḥ
- the path of philosophical speculation
- nyāsinām
- for those who are renounced
- iha
- among these three paths
- karmasu
- in ordinary material activities
- teṣu
- in those activities
- anirviṇṇa
- not disgusted
- cittānām
- for those who have consciousness
- karma-yogaḥ
- the path of karma-yoga
- tu
- indeed
- kāminām
- for those who still desire material happiness
Among these three paths, jñāna-yoga, the path of philosophical speculation, is recommended for those who are disgusted with material life and are thus detached from ordinary, fruitive activities. Those who are not disgusted with material life, having many desires yet to fulfill, should seek perfection through the path of karma-yoga.