Bhagavad Gita · 17.25
॥
Devanāgarī
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः ।
दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tad ity anabhisandhāya phalaṁ yajña-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ |
dāna-kriyāś ca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣa-kāṅkṣibhiḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
तत् इतिtat iti[with the word] Tat.
अनभिसन्धायanabhisandhāyanot seeking, not desiring.
फलम्phalamthe fruits.
यज्ञतपःक्रियाःyajña-tapaḥ-kriyāḥthe acts consisting of yajña and tapas.
दानक्रियाः चdāna-kriyāḥ caand the acts consisting of dāna.
विविधाःvividhāḥvarious.
क्रियन्तेkriyanteare performed.
मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभिःmokṣa-kāṅkṣibhiḥby those who seek (kāṅkṣibhiḥ) liberation (mokṣa).
Translation
“Those who seek liberation perform various kinds of sacrifice, austerity, and charity without desiring their fruits, accompanying them with the utterance of the word Tat.”
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