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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)17.12

17.12
अभिसन्धाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यतः । इज्यते विद्धि तं यज्ञं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥ १७-१२ ॥
abhisandhāya tu phalaṃ dambhārthamapi caiva yataḥ | ijyate viddhi taṃ yajñaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam || 17-12 ||
— but having an eye to the fruit ; — and even for the sake of ostentation, by which ; — it is offered — know that sacrifice ; — to be rājasic, unsteady and impermanent

But the sacrifice that is offered with an eye to its fruit and even for the sake of ostentation — know that to be rājasic, unsteady and impermanent.