Chapter 17 Verse 11 of 28

| | अफलाकान्́क्षिभिर् यज्ञॊ | विधि-दिष्टॊ य इज्यतॆ | यष्टव्यम् ऎवॆति मनः | समाधाय स सात्त्विकः | |

• aphalākāńkṣibhir yajño
• vidhi-diṣṭo ya ijyate
• yaṣṭavyam eveti manaḥ
• samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ

Translation

Of sacrifices, the sacrifice performed according to the directions of scripture, as a matter of duty, by those who desire no reward, is of the nature of goodness.

Synonyms

• ākā

  aphala-akań

• ṣibhiḥ

  by those devoid of desire for result

• yajñaḥ

  sacrifice

• diṣṭaḥ

  according to the direction of scripture

• yaḥ

  which

• ijyate

  is performed

• yaṣṭavyam

  must be performed

• eva

  certainly

• iti

  thus

• manaḥ

  mind

• samādhāya

  fixing

• saḥ

  it

• sāttvikaḥ

  in the mode of goodness.

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