Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 16, Verse 17: Krishna to ArjunaDaivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā 16.17Chapter 16 · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga · KrishnaArjuna · anuṣṭubh
आत्मसंभाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस् ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्
ātmaātman(114 verses)compound (compound member)the Self, soul; one's own self-saṃbhāvitāḥsam-√bhāvay(2 verses)nominative masculine plural participle nounto cause to be, regard, honorattested in commentariesadvaitaआत्मसंभाविताः, न साधुभिःbhaktiपूज्यतां नीताः नतु साधुभिः कैश्चित्advaita-bhaktiपूज्यतां प्रापिताः नतु साधुभिः कैश्चित् stabdhā√stambh(2 verses)nominative masculine plural participle nounto support, hold up, paralyze (verbal root) dhanadhana(3 verses)compound (compound member)wealth, riches-mānamāna(6 verses)compound (compound member)honor, pride, respect-madmada(3 verses)compound (compound member)intoxication, pride, frenzyānvitāḥ
yajante√yaj(13 verses)present indicative 3rd person plural verbto sacrifice, worship (verbal root)attested in commentariesadvaitaनामयज्ञैः नाममात्रैः यज्ञैः ते दम्भेन धर्मध्वजितया अविधिपूर्वकं विधिविहिताङ्गेतिकर्तव्यतारहितम्viśiṣṭādvaita, तत् अपि दम्भेन हेतुना यष्टृत्वख्यापनाय, अविधिपूर्वकम् अयथाचोदनं यजन्ते।ते च ईदृग्भूता यजन्ते इत्याह --advaita-bhaktiअतस्तत्फलभाजो न भवन्तीत्यर्थः nāmanāmancompound (compound member)name-yajñaiyajña(44 verses)instrumental masculine plural nounsacrifice, worship, ritual offerings tetad(305 verses)nominative masculine plural nounthat (distal demonstrative); also 3rd-person pronoun dambhendambha(6 verses)instrumental masculine singular nounhypocrisy, pride, ostentationattested in commentariesadvaitaधर्मध्वजितया अविधिपूर्वकं विधिविहिताङ्गेतिकर्तव्यतारहितम्viśiṣṭādvaitaहेतुना यष्टृत्वख्यापनाय, अविधिपूर्वकम् अयथाचोदनं यजन्तेśuddhādvaitaतत्राप्यविधिपूर्वकम्bhaktiनतु श्रद्धयाāvidhi-pūrvaa(26 verses)negation prefix (un-, non-, not)kam
spokensingle-voice recital; rendered via IndicF5 conditioned on a Sanskrit reference clip
meaning

Self-congratulating, rigid, drunk on wealth and pride, they perform sacrifices that are sacrifices in name only, done for show and without following the prescribed rites.