Chapter 17 · Verse 12

Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yogaḥ · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगः

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

abhisaṁdhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārthamapi caiva yat ijyate bharataśreṣṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam

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Translation

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

— Swami Sivananda

परन्तु हे भरतश्रेष्ठ अर्जुन ! जो यज्ञ फलकी इच्छाको लेकर अथवा दम्भ-(दिखावटीपन-) के लिये भी किया जाता है, उसको तुम राजस समझो।

— Swami Ramsukhdas (Gita Press)

Three classical readings of this śloka

Advaita — ŚaṅkaraŚaṅkara Bhāṣya

The Śaṅkara Bhāṣya text hasn't been added yet.

हिन्दी भाष्य-अनुवाद अभी जोड़ा नहीं गया है। The Hindi rendering of this bhāṣya hasn't been added yet.

--,अभिसंधाय तु उद्दिश्य फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।

— Śaṅkarācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit

— Śaṅkarācārya

Viśiṣṭādvaita — RāmānujaRāmānuja Bhāṣya

The Rāmānuja Bhāṣya text hasn't been added yet.

हिन्दी भाष्य-अनुवाद अभी जोड़ा नहीं गया है। The Hindi rendering of this bhāṣya hasn't been added yet.

फलाभिसन्धियुक्तैः दम्भगर्भो यशःफलः च यः यज्ञ इज्यते? तं यज्ञं राजसं विद्धि।

— Rāmānujācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit

— Rāmānujācārya

Dvaita — MadhvaMadhva Bhāṣya

The Madhva Bhāṣya text hasn't been added yet.

हिन्दी भाष्य-अनुवाद अभी जोड़ा नहीं गया है। The Hindi rendering of this bhāṣya hasn't been added yet.

Sri Madhvacharya did not comment on this sloka.,

— Madhvācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit

Sri Madhvacharya did not comment on this sloka.,

— Madhvācārya

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