Bhagavad Gita 17.28
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।
aśhraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapas taptaṁ kṛitaṁ cha yat asad ity uchyate pārtha na cha tat pretya no iha
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aśhraddhayā | aśhraddhayā | without faith |
| hutam | hutam | sacrifice |
| dattam | dattam | charity |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | penance |
| taptam | taptam | practiced |
| kṛitam | kṛitam | done |
| cha | cha | and |
| yat | yat | which |
| asat | asat | perishable |
| iti | iti | thus |
| uchyate | uchyate | are termed as |
| pārtha | pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| na | na | not |
| cha | cha | and |
| tat | tat | that |
| pretya | pretya | in the next world |
| na u | na u | not |
| iha | iha | in this world |
Whatever is sacrificed, given, or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called 'Asat', O Arjuna; it is of no value here or hereafter (after death).
हे पार्थ ! जो यज्ञ, दान, तप और कर्म अश्रद्धापूर्वक किया जाता है, वह 'असत्' कहा जाता है; वह न इस लोक में (इह) और न मरण के पश्चात् (उस लोक में) लाभदायक होता है।।