Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4/Verse 28

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे ।

स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः ॥४-२८॥

dravyayajñāstapoyajñā yogayajñāstathāpare ।
svādhyāyajñānayajñāśca yatayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ॥4-28॥

Thus, others are ascetics with objects of devotion decided, sacrifice objects, austerity, yoga, and knowledge of recitation to oneself.


Word-for-word translations

dravyayajñās (dravya + yajñās) (compound) (masculine, nominative, plural) = sacrifices of objects

tapoyajñās (tapas + yajñās) (compound) (masculine, nominative, plural) = sacrifices of austerity 

yogayajñās (yoga + yajñās) (compound) (masculine, nominative, plural) = sacrifices of yoga 

tathā (adverb) (indeclinable) = thus

apare (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, nominative, plural) = others


svādhyāyajñānayajñās (svādhyāya + jñāna + yajñās) (compound) (masculine, nominative, plural) = sacrifices of the knowledge of recitation to oneself 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and

yatayas (masculine, nominative, plural) = ascetics 

saṃśitavratās (saṃśita + vratās) (adjective) (masculine, nominative, plural) = objects of devotion decided