एषा तेऽभिहिता साङ्ख्ये बुद्धिर्योगे त्विमां शृणु | बुद्ध्या युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि ||२-३९||
eṣā te.abhihitā sāṅkhye buddhiryoge tvimāṃ śṛṇu . buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karmabandhaṃ prahāsyasi ||2-39||
Chapter 2 · Verse 39
Sankhya Yoga
सांख्ययोग
In plain words
You are being called to transition from theory to practice. Having learned jnana, the wisdom of the eternal soul, you must now hear about the path of selfless action. By dedicating your work to the divine, you practice karma, the law of cause and effect, in a way that breaks all personal bondage and sets your spirit free.
Translation
2.39 This Buddhi concerning the self (Sankhya) has been imparted to you. Now listen to this with regard to Yoga, by following which you will get rid of the bondage of Karma.
Meaning
Lord Krishna taught Jnana (knowledge) to Arjuna till now. (Sankhya Yoga is the path of Vedanta or Jnana Yoga which treats of the nature of the Atman or the Self and the methods to attain Selfrealisation. It is not the Sankhya philosophy of sage Kapila.) He is now giving to teach Arjuna the technie or secret of Karma Yoga endowed with which he (or anybody else) can break through the bonds of Karma. The Karma Yogi should perform work without expectation of fruits of his actions without the idea of agency (or the notin I do this) without attachment after annihilating or going beyond all the pairs of opposites such as heat and cold gain and loss victoyr and defeat etc. Dharma and Adharma or merit and demerit will not touch that Karma Yogi who works without attachment and egoism. The Karma Yogi consecrates all his works and their fruits as offerings unto the Lord (Isvararpanam) and thus obtains the grace of the Lord (Isvaraprasada).
Word by word
एषा this ते to thee अभिहिता (is) declared सांख्ये in Sankhya बुद्धिः wisdom योगे in the Yoga तु indeed इमाम् this श्रृणु hear बुद्ध्या with wisdom युक्तः endowed with यया which पार्थ O Partha कर्मबन्धम् bondage of Karma प्रहास्यसि (thou) shalt cast off.