Original Sanskrit

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे । स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः ॥ ४-२८॥

Transliteration

dravyayajñāstapoyajñā yogayajñāstathāpare svādhyāyajñānayajñāśca yatayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ 4-28

English Translation

Others again offer wealth, austerity and YOGA as sacrifice, while the ascetics of self-restraint and rigid vows offer study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.

Word-by-Word Meaning

dravyayajñāḥ = sacrificing one’s possessions; tapoyajñāḥ = sacrifice in austerities; yogayajñāḥ = sacrifice in eightfold mysticism; tathā = thus; apare = others; svādhyāya = sacrifice in the study of the Vedas; jñānayajñāḥ = sacrifice in advancement of transcendental knowledge; ca = also; yatayaḥ = enlightened persons; saṃśitavratāḥ = taken to strict vows.;

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The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

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