Bhagavad Gita 17.12
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।
abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api chaiva yat ijyate bharata-śhreṣhṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| abhisandhāya | abhisandhāya | motivated by |
| tu | tu | but |
| phalam | phalam | the result |
| dambha | dambha | pride |
| artham | artham | for the sake of |
| api | api | also |
| cha | cha | and |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| yat | yat | that which |
| ijyate | ijyate | is performed |
| bharata-śhreṣhṭha | bharata-śhreṣhṭha | Arjun, the best of the Bharatas |
| tam | tam | that |
| yajñam | yajñam | sacrifice |
| viddhi | viddhi | know |
| rājasam | rājasam | in the mode of passion |
The sacrifice that is offered, O Arjuna, seeking a reward and for show, know that to be a Rajasic Yajna.
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! जो यज्ञ दम्भ के लिए तथा फल की आकांक्षा रख कर किया जाता है, उस यज्ञ को तुम राजस समझो।।