Chapter 17, Verse 25
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः। दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।
tadityanabhisandhāya phalaṃ yajñatapaḥkriyāḥ। dānakriyāśca vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣakāṅkṣibhiḥ।।17.25।।
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- तत्
- "That" (Brahman)
- इति
- thus (marking the preceding word as a quoted formula)
- अनभिसन्धाय
- not aiming at / without seeking (gerund)
- फलम्
- the fruit/result
- यज्ञ-तपः-क्रियाः
- acts of sacrifice and austerity
- दान-क्रियाः
- acts of charity/giving
- च
- and
- विविधाः
- various, manifold
- क्रियन्ते
- are performed (passive verb)
- मोक्ष-काङ्क्षिभिः
- by those desiring liberation
Commentary
25. With 'Tat,' without aiming at the fruits, are the acts of sacrifice and austerity and the various acts of gift performed by the seekers of moksha.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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तत्
इति
अनभिसन्धाय
फलम्
यज्ञ-तपः-क्रियाः
दान-क्रियाः
च
विविधाः
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मोक्ष-काङ्क्षिभिः
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