ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 16, Slok 17

Text

ಆತ್ಮಸಮ್ಭಾವಿತಾಃ ಸ್ತಬ್ಧಾ ಧನಮಾನಮದಾನ್ವಿತಾಃ | ಯಜನ್ತೇ ನಾಮಯಜ್ಞೈಸ್ತೇ ದಮ್ಭೇನಾವಿಧಿಪೂರ್ವಕಮ್ ||೧೬-೧೭||

Transliteration

ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ . yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam ||16-17||

Meanings

16.17 Self-conceited, self-sufficient, possessed of the intoxication of wealth and pride, they perform sacrifices in name only, with ostentation and not according to the injunctions of the Sastras. - Adi