Verse 17.27

यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते ।

कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते ॥

17.27

Transliteration

yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ saditi cocyate |

karma caiva tadarthīyaṃ sadityevābhidhīyate ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity and gift, is also called 'Sat' and also action in connection with these (or for the sake of the Supreme) is called 'Sat'.

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Word by word

in sacrifice
in austerity
in charity
and
steadfastness
Sat
thus
also
is called

action
and
also
for that purpose
Sat
thus
indeed
is named

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Sat also names steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity and giving, and any action done for their sake. The word thus covers both the inner commitment and the outward deed. Actions undertaken for these sacred purposes share in the reality the word signifies. The verse rounds off the explanation of the formula, showing how Om, Tat and Sat together sanctify religious life from its beginning, through its intention, to its quality.