Gita Verse 17.27

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 27

Sanskrit Verse

यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते।।17.27।।

Transliteration

yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate

karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate

Word meanings

yajñe—in sacrifice; tapasi—in penance; dāne—in charity; cha—and; sthitiḥ—established in steadiness; sat—the syllable Sat; iti—thus; cha—and; uchyate—is pronounced; karma—action; cha—and; eva—indeed; tat-arthīyam—for such purposes; sat—the syllable Sat; iti—thus; eva—indeed; abhidhīyate—is described

Swami Sivananda's translation

Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and gift is also called ‘Sat’, and action in connection with these, or for the sake of the Supreme, is also called ‘Sat’.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 17