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باب 17, Slok 18

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سَتَْکَارَمَانَپَُوجَارَْتھَں تَپَو دَمَْبھَےنَ چَےوَ یَتَْ | کَْرَِیَتَے تَدَِہَ پَْرَوکَْتَں رَاجَسَں چَلَمَدھَْرَُوَمَْ ||۱۷-۱۸||

Transliteration

satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat . kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam ||17-18||

Meanings

17.18 That austerity, pracitsed with ostentation for the sake of gaininng respect, praise and reverence, is here said to be Rajasa. It is unsteady and impermanent. - Adi