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باب 16, Slok 17

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آتَْمَسَمَْبھَاوَِتَاہ سَْتَبَْدھَا دھَنَمَانَمَدَانَْوَِتَاہ | یَجَنَْتَے نَامَیَجَْنَےسَْتَے دَمَْبھَےنَاوَِدھَِپَُورَْوَکَمَْ ||۱۶-۱۷||

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