(he) pāṇḍavaḥ–O Arjuna; yam–that which; (sudhiyaḥ)–the learned; prāhuḥ–call; sannyāsam iti–sannyās, complete renunciation; viddhi– you should know; tam (eva) yogam–as yoga; hi–since; asannyasta-saṅkalpaḥ–without renunciation of fruitive attachment (the basis of niṣkām karma-yoga); na kaśchana–no one; bhavati–can be; yogī–a yogī. [2]

O Arjuna, that which is known as sannyās (complete renunciation) you should know to be yoga, since without renouncing fruitive desire no one can be a yogī.