Bhagavad Gita 18.5
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat yajño dānaṁ tapaśh chaiva pāvanāni manīṣhiṇām
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yajña | yajña | sacrifice |
| dāna | dāna | charity |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | penance |
| karma | karma | actions |
| na | na | never |
| tyājyam | tyājyam | should be abandoned |
| kāryam eva | kāryam eva | must certainly be performed |
| tat | tat | that |
| yajñaḥ | yajñaḥ | sacrifice |
| dānam | dānam | charity |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | penance |
| cha | cha | and |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| pāvanāni | pāvanāni | purifying |
| manīṣhiṇām | manīṣhiṇām | for the wise |
Acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be abandoned, but should be performed; for sacrifice, gift, and austerity are the purifiers of the wise.
यज्ञ, दान और तपरूप कर्म त्याज्य नहीं है, किन्तु वह नि:सन्देह कर्तव्य है; यज्ञ, दान और तप ये मनीषियों (साधकों) को पवित्र करने वाले हैं।।