Bhagavad Gita 17.27
यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।
yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yajñe | yajñe | in sacrifice |
| tapasi | tapasi | in penance |
| dāne | dāne | in charity |
| cha | cha | and |
| sthitiḥ | sthitiḥ | established in steadiness |
| sat | sat | the syllable Sat |
| iti | iti | thus |
| cha | cha | and |
| uchyate | uchyate | is pronounced |
| karma | karma | action |
| cha | cha | and |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| tat-arthīyam | tat-arthīyam | for such purposes |
| sat | sat | the syllable Sat |
| iti | iti | thus |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| abhidhīyate | abhidhīyate | is described |
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called 'Sat', and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called 'Sat'.
यज्ञ, तप और दान में दृढ़ स्थिति भी सत् कही जाती है, और उस (परमात्मा) के लिए किया गया कर्म भी सत् ही कहलाता है।।