yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṃ kāryam eva tat
yajño dānaṃ tapaś caiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām
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yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma (sacrifice, charity and austerity) na tyājyaṁ (not to be abandoned) [
asti]
(it is),
[
parantu]
(but) tat kāryam eva [
asti]
(that is to be done).
yajñaḥ (sacrifice) dānam (charity) tapaḥ ca eva (and indeed austerity) manīṣiṇāṁ (of wise people) pāvanāni (purifiers) [
santi]
(they are).
| yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma |
– |
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma 1n.1 n.; DV / TP: yajñānāṁ ca dānānāṁ ca tapasāṁ ca karmeti – sacrifices, acts of charity and austerities (from: √yaj – to consecrate, to sacrifice, to worship, yajña – sacrifice, worship, name of Viṣṇu; √dā – to give, dāna – gift, charity; √tap – to scorch, tapas – heat, austerity; √kṛ – to do, karman – activity and its result); |
| na |
– |
av. – not; |
| tyājyam |
– |
tyājya (√tyaj – to abandon, to give up) PF 1n.1 n. – to be abandoned; |
| kāryam |
– |
kārya (√kṛ – to do) PF 1n.1 n. – to be done, work, duty, especially religious one; |
| eva |
– |
av. – certainly, just, merely; |
| tat |
– |
tat sn. 1n.1 n. – that; |
| yajñaḥ |
– |
yajña 1n.1 m. – sacrifice, worship (from: √yaj – to consecrate, to sacrifice, to worship); |
| dānam |
– |
dāna 1n.1 n. – gift, charity (from: √dā – to give); |
| tapaḥ |
– |
tapas 1n.1 n. – heat, austerity (from: √tap – to scorch); |
| ca |
– |
av. – and; |
| eva |
– |
av. – certainly, just, merely; |
| pāvanāni |
– |
pāvana 1n.3 n. – purifiers (from: √pū – to purify); |
| manīṣiṇām |
– |
manīṣin 6n.3 m. – of those who are thoughtful, of the wise (from: √man – to think, to believe); |
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma →
yajño dānaṁ tapaḥ-karma (sacrifice, charity and act of austerity);
The first pada of verse 18.5 is similar to the second pada of verse BhG 17.24 and is the same as the third pada of verse BhG 18.3;
kaḥ punar asau niścayaḥ ? ity ata āha—
yajño dānaṃ tapa ity etat tri-vidhaṃ karma na tyājyaṃ na tyaktavyam, kāryaṃ karaṇīyam eva tat | kasmāt ? yajño dānaṃ tapaś caiva pāvanāni viśuddhi-karāṇi manīṣiṇāṃ phalānabhisaṃdhīnām ity etat
yajñadānatapaḥprabhṛti vaidikaṃ karma mumukṣuṇā na kadācid api tyājyam, api tu ā prayāṇād aharahaḥ kāryam eva
kutaḥ ?
yajñadānatapaḥprabhṛtīni varṇāśramasaṃbandhīni karmāṇi manīṣiṇāṃ mananaśīlānāṃ pāvanāni / mananam upāsanam; mumukṣūṇāṃ yāvajjīvam upāsanaṃ kurvatām upāsananiṣpattivirodhiprācīnakarmavināśanānītyarthaḥ
prathamaṃ tāvan niścayam āha yajñeti dvābhyām | manīṣiṇāṃ vivekināṃ pāvanāni citta-śuddhi-karāṇi
kāmyānām api madhye bhagavan-mate sāttvikāni yajña-dāna-tapāṃsi phalākāṅkṣā-rahitaiḥ kartavyānīty āha yajñādikaṃ kartavyam eva | tatra hetuḥ pāvanānīti citta-śuddhikaratvād ity arthaḥ
prathamaṃ tasmin svaniścayam āha yajñeti dvābhyām | yajñādīni manīṣiṇāṃ kāryāṇy eva na tyājyāni yad amūni viṣa-tantuvad antarabhyudita-jñāna-dvārā pāvanāni saṃsṛti-doṣa-vināśakāni bhavanti
