Bhagavad Gita 17.11
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।
aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-driṣhṭo ya ijyate yaṣhṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aphala-ākāṅkṣhibhiḥ | aphala-ākāṅkṣhibhiḥ | without expectation of any reward |
| yajñaḥ | yajñaḥ | sacrifice |
| vidhi-driṣhṭaḥ | vidhi-driṣhṭaḥ | that is in accordance with the scriptural injunctions |
| yaḥ | yaḥ | which |
| ijyate | ijyate | is performed |
| yaṣhṭavyam-eva-iti | yaṣhṭavyam-eva-iti | ought to be offered |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | mind |
| samādhāya | samādhāya | with conviction |
| saḥ | saḥ | that |
| sāttvikaḥ | sāttvikaḥ | of the nature of goodness |
That sacrifice which is offered by men without desire for reward, as enjoined by the ordinance (scripture), with a firm faith that doing so is their duty, is Sattvic or pure.
जो यज्ञ शास्त्रविधि से नियन्त्रित किया हुआ तथा जिसे "यह मेरा कर्तव्य है" ऐसा मन का समाधान (निश्चय) कर फल की आकांक्षा नहीं रखने वाले लोगों के द्वारा किया जाता है, वह यज्ञ सात्त्विक है।।