Verse 18.2

श्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vichakṣhaṇāḥ

Meaning

The Blessed Lord said, "Yo, the sages are all about ditching actions that are all about the clout. The wise ones? They're all about abandoning the rewards of all actions."

Commentary

No cap, the ancient peeps saw sannyasa as ditching actions fueled by selfish desires. The OG wise ones? They were all about letting go of the rewards from all their actions.