Bhagavad Gita 4.28
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे। स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः।।
dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare swādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāśh cha yatayaḥ sanśhita-vratāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dravya-yajñāḥ | dravya-yajñāḥ | offering one’s own wealth as sacrifice |
| tapaḥ-yajñāḥ | tapaḥ-yajñāḥ | offering severe austerities as sacrifice |
| yoga-yajñāḥ | yoga-yajñāḥ | performance of eight-fold path of yogic practices as sacrifice |
| tathā | tathā | thus |
| apare | apare | others |
| swādhyāya | swādhyāya | cultivating knowledge by studying the scriptures |
| jñāna-yajñāḥ | jñāna-yajñāḥ | those offer cultivation of transcendental knowledge as sacrifice |
| cha | cha | also |
| yatayaḥ | yatayaḥ | these ascetics |
| sanśhita-vratāḥ | sanśhita-vratāḥ | observing strict vows |
Others again offer wealth, austerity, and Yoga as sacrifice, while ascetics of self-restraint and rigid vows offer the study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.
कुछ (साधक) द्रव्ययज्ञ, तपयज्ञ और योगयज्ञ करने वाले होते हैं; और दूसरे कठिन व्रत करने वाले स्वाध्याय और ज्ञानयज्ञ करने वाले योगीजन होते हैं।।