Ramanuja's Gita Bhashyam - Chapter 2 - sloka 39

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Adidevananda's translation of  Ramanuja Gita Bhashya, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

Transform karma into karma yoga - 38-41

1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 2 - Samkhya Yoga - Sloka 39

Esha te abhihita sankhye yuddhih yoge tu imam shrunu I

Buddhya yukto yaya partha karma bandham prahasyasi II sloka 39

एष ते अभिहित संख्ये युद्धिः योगे तु इमं शृणु ।

बुद्ध्य युक्तो यया पार्थ करमा बन्धं प्रहास्यसि ।। श्लोक ३९ 

This buddhi concerning the self knowledge (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.

"Sankhya" means "intellect" and the truth about the Atman, which is determinable by the intellect, is "Sankhyam". Concerning the nature of self which has to be known, whatever Buddhi has to be taught, has been taught already The disposition of the mind (Buddhi) which is required for the performance of works, needs to be preceded by knowledge of the self. This constitutes the means of attaining release,and is here called by the term Yoga. The buddhi or attitude of mind required for making your act deserves the name yoga - listen to it now. Endowed with that knowledge, you will be able to cast away the bondage of Karma. Karma-bandha means the bondage due to karma ie the bondage of samsara.