BG - 17.28

अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह।।17.28।।

aśhraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapas taptaṁ kṛitaṁ cha yat asad ity uchyate pārtha na cha tat pretya no iha

• aśhraddhayā - without faith
• hutam - sacrifice
• dattam - charity
• tapaḥ - penance
• taptam - practiced
• kṛitam - done
• cha - and
• yat - which
• asat - perishable
• iti - thus
• uchyate - are termed as
• pārtha - Arjun, the son of Pritha
• na - not
• cha - and
• tat - that
• pretya - in the next world
• na u - not
• iha - in this world

Translation

Whatever is sacrificed, given, or performed, and whatever austerity is practiced without faith, it is called 'Asat', O Arjuna; it is of no value here or hereafter (after death).

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