BG - 17.27

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

yajñe tapasi dāne cha sthitiḥ sad iti chochyate karma chaiva tad-arthīyaṁ sad ity evābhidhīyate

• 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

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'.

Commentary