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Chapter 17 · Verse 12The Three Divisions of Faith

Bhagavad Gita 17.12

BG 17.12 — Chapter 17 (The Three Divisions of Faith), Verse 12, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.

अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत् | इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम् ||१७-१२||

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abhisandhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārthamapi caiva yat . ijyate bharataśreṣṭha taṃ yajñaṃ viddhi rājasam ||17-12||

Roman: abhisandhaya tu phalam dambharthamapi caiva yat . ijyate bharatashreshtha tam yajnam viddhi rajasam

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