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Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे। स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः
dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare swādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāśh cha yatayaḥ sanśhita-vratāḥ
Some offer material possessions as sacrifice, some offer austerity as sacrifice, and some offer yoga as sacrifice; while others, ascetics of strict vows, offer the study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.
dravya-yajñāḥ—offering one’s own wealth as sacrifice · tapaḥ-yajñāḥ—offering severe austerities as sacrifice · yoga-yajñāḥ—performance of eight-fold path of yogic practices as sacrifice · tathā—thus · apare—others · swādhyāya—cultivating knowledge by studying the scriptures · jñāna-yajñāḥ—those offer cultivation of transcendental knowledge as sacrifice · cha—also · yatayaḥ—these ascetics · sanśhita-vratāḥ—observing strict vows
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