BG - 18.5

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।

yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat yajño dānaṁ tapaśh chaiva pāvanāni manīṣhiṇām

• yajña - sacrifice
• dāna - charity
• tapaḥ - penance
• karma - actions
• na - never
• tyājyam - should be abandoned
• kāryam eva - must certainly be performed
• tat - that
• yajñaḥ - sacrifice
• dānam - charity
• tapaḥ - penance
• cha - and
• eva - indeed
• pāvanāni - purifying
• manīṣhiṇām - for the wise

Translation

Acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be abandoned, but should be performed; for sacrifice, gift, and austerity are the purifiers of the wise.

Commentary