यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् | यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ||१८-५||
yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyaṃ kāryameva tat . yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ||18-5||
- yajña
- of sacrifice
- dāna
- charity
- tapaḥ
- and penance
- karma
- activity
- na
- never
- tyājyam
- to be given up
- kāryam
- must be done
- eva
- certainly
- tat
- that
- yajñaḥ
- sacrifice
- dānam
- charity
- tapaḥ
- penance
- ca
- also
- eva
- certainly
- pāvanāni
- purifying
- manīṣiṇām
- even for the great souls
Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls.