आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः | यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ||१६-१७||
ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ . yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam ||16-17||
- ātma-sambhāvitāḥ
- self-complacent
- stabdhāḥ
- impudent
- dhana-māna
- of wealth and false prestige
- mada
- in the delusion
- anvitāḥ
- absorbed
- yajante
- they perform sacrifice
- nāma
- in name only
- yajñaiḥ
- with sacrifices
- te
- they
- dambhena
- out of pride
- avidhi-pūrvakam
- without following any rules and regulations
Self-complacent and always impudent, deluded by wealth and false prestige, they sometimes proudly perform sacrifices in name only, without following any rules or regulations.