श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते । ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम् ॥ १२-१२॥ śreyo hi jñānamabhyāsājjñānāddhyānaṃ viśiṣyate dhyānātkarmaphalatyāgastyāgācchāntiranantaram Knowledge is indeed better than practice ; meditation is better than knowledge ; renunciation of the fruits-of-actions is better than meditation ; peace immediately follows renunciation. śreyaḥ = better; hi = certainly; jñānaṃ = knowledge; abhyāsāt = than practice; jñānāt = than knowledge; dhyānaṃ = meditation; viśiṣyate = is considered better; dhyānāt = than meditation; karmaphalatyāgaḥ = renunciation of the results of fruitive action; tyāgāt = by such renunciation; śāntiḥ = peace; anantaraṃ = thereafter.;