Bhagavad Gita 17.1
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।
arjuna uvācha ye śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ teṣhāṁ niṣhṭhā tu kā kṛiṣhṇa sattvam āho rajas tamaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| arjunaḥ uvācha | arjunaḥ uvācha | Arjun said |
| ye | ye | who |
| śhāstra-vidhim | śhāstra-vidhim | scriptural injunctions |
| utsṛijya | utsṛijya | disregard |
| yajante | yajante | worship |
| śhraddhayā-anvitāḥ | śhraddhayā-anvitāḥ | with faith |
| teṣhām | teṣhām | their |
| niṣhṭhā | niṣhṭhā | faith |
| tu | tu | indeed |
| kā | kā | what |
| kṛiṣhṇa | kṛiṣhṇa | Krishna |
| sattvam | sattvam | mode of goodness |
| āho | āho | or |
| rajaḥ | rajaḥ | mode of passion |
| tamaḥ | tamaḥ | mode of ignorance |
Arjuna said, "What is the condition of those who, disregarding the injunctions of the scriptures, perform sacrifice with faith—is it Sattva, Rajas, or Tamas, O Krishna?"
अर्जुन ने कहा -- हे कृष्ण ! जो लोग शास्त्रविधि को त्यागकर (केवल) श्रद्धा युक्त यज्ञ (पूजा) करते हैं, उनकी स्थिति (निष्ठा) कौन सी है ?क्या वह सात्त्विक है अथवा राजसिक या तामसिक ?