Gita Verse 17.12

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 12

Sanskrit Verse

अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।

Transliteration

abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api chaiva yat

ijyate bharata-śhreṣhṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam

Word meanings

abhisandhāya—motivated by; tu—but; phalam—the result; dambha—pride; artham—for the sake of; api—also; cha—and; eva—certainly; yat—that which; ijyate—is performed; bharata-śhreṣhṭha—Arjun, the best of the Bharatas; tam—that; yajñam—sacrifice; viddhi—know; rājasam—in the mode of passion

Swami Sivananda's translation

The sacrifice that is offered, O Arjuna, seeking a reward and for show, know that to be a Rajasic Yajna.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 17

Related Gunas: Rajas