यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् | यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ||१८-५||
yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyaṃ kāryameva tat . yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ||18-5||
Chapter 18 · Verse 5
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
In plain words
Acts of sacrifice gift and austerity purify the hearts of those who have no desire for rewards. These actions are considered obligatory and ought to be performed. Actions that are skilfully performed lose their power to bind the soul and free it from earthly bondage.
Translation
18.5 (a) The acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities should not be relinished; but should be performed৷৷. (b). ৷৷.For sacrifices, gifts and austerities are the means of purification for the wise.
Meaning
Acts of sacrifice gift and austerity purify the hearts of those who have no desire for rewards. These actions are considered obligatory and ought to be performed. Actions that are skilfully performed lose their power to bind the soul and free it from earthly bondage. Now. O Arjuna. I will explain to thee that skilful way by which actions can destroye their own effect.
Word by word
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म acts of sacrifice gift and austerity न not त्याज्यम् should be abandoned कार्यम् should be performed एव indeed तत् that यज्ञः sacrifice दानम् gift तपः austerity च and एव indeed पावनानि purifiers मनीषिणाम् of the wise.