Bhagavad Gita 17.5
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।
aśhāstra-vihitaṁ ghoraṁ tapyante ye tapo janāḥ dambhāhankāra-sanyuktāḥ kāma-rāga-balānvitāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aśhāstra-vihitam | aśhāstra-vihitam | not enjoined by the scriptures |
| ghoram | ghoram | stern |
| tapyante | tapyante | perform |
| ye | ye | who |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | austerities |
| janāḥ | janāḥ | people |
| dambha | dambha | hypocrisy |
| ahankāra | ahankāra | egotism |
| sanyuktāḥ | sanyuktāḥ | possessed of |
| kāma | kāma | desire |
| rāga | rāga | attachment |
| bala | bala | force |
| anvitāḥ | anvitāḥ | impelled by |
Those men who practice terrific austerities not prescribed by the scriptures, given to hypocrisy and egoism, driven by the force of lust and attachment.
जो लोग शास्त्रविधि से रहित घोर तप करते हैं तथा दम्भ, अहंकार, काम और राग से भी युक्त होते हैं।।