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The Three Kinds of Faith
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्
abhisandhāya tu phalaṁ dambhārtham api chaiva yat ijyate bharata-śhreṣhṭha taṁ yajñaṁ viddhi rājasam
But that sacrifice which is performed with an eye on the fruit and also for the sake of ostentation, know that sacrifice to be rajasic, O best of the Bharatas.
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
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