Bhagavad Gita · 18.5
॥
Devanāgarī
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् ।
यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat |
yajño dānaṁ tapaś caiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यज्ञदानतपःकर्मyajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karmaactivity consisting of yajña, dāna, and tapas.
न त्याज्यम्na tyājyamshould not be abandoned.
कार्यम् एव तत्kāryam eva tatit (tat) must indeed (eva) be performed (kāryam).
यज्ञः दानम् तपःyajñaḥ dānaṁ tapaḥyajña, dāna, and tapas.
च एवca evaindeed.
पावनानिpāvanāniare purifying.
मनीषिणाम्manīṣiṇāmfor the wise, for the great souls.
Translation
“Activity consisting of sacrifice, charity, and austerity should never be abandoned; it must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity, and austerity purify even the great souls.”
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