Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17/Verse 13

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् ।

श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते ॥१७- १३॥

vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam ।


śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate ॥17- 13॥

They regard as tamasic the sacrifice devoid of faith, fee not being paid, mantra discarded, non-offered food, scripture discarded. 


vidhihīnam (vidhi + hīnam) (neuter, accusative, singular) = scripture discarded 

asṛṣṭānnam (asṛṣṭa + annam) (neuter, accusative, singular) = non-offered food  

mantrahīnam (mantra + hīnam) (neuter, accusative, singular) = mantra discarded

adakṣiṇam (neuter, accusative, singular) = fee not being paid 

śraddhāvirahitam (śraddhā + virahitam) (past passive participle, neuter, accusative, singular) = devoid of faith 

yajñam (masculine, accusative, singular) = sacrifice 

tāmasam (masculine, accusative, singular) = tamasic 

paricakṣate (present tense, passive, 3rd person, plural) = they regard as 


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