Bhagavad Gita · 18.3
॥
Devanāgarī
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ।
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tyājyaṁ doṣavad ity eke karma prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ |
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyam iti cāpare ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
त्याज्यम्tyājyamshould be given up, should be abandoned.
दोषवत् इतिdoṣavat iti“because there is fault in it”.
एकेekesome.
कर्मkarmafrom [all] activity.
प्राहुः मनीषिणःprāhuḥ manīṣiṇaḥthe wise say.
यज्ञदानतपःकर्मyajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karmaactivity consisting of yajña, dāna, and tapas.
न त्याज्यम् इतिna tyājyam iti“should not be abandoned”.
च अपरेca apareand others.
Translation
“Some wise men say that all activity should be given up as faulty, since it always carries a defect. Others declare that acts such as sacrifice, charity, and austerity should never be abandoned.”
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