BG - 17.12

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

abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api chaiva yat ijyate bharata-śhreṣhṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam

• 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

Translation

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

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