Vers 16.17

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः ।

यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥

16.17

Transliteratie

ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ |

yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam ||

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Vertaling

Self-conceited, stubborn, filled with the pride and intoxication of wealth, they perform sacrifices in name out of ostentation, contrary to scriptural ordinances.

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Woord voor woord

self conceited
stubborn
intoxicated by wealth and pride

perform sacrifice
in name only
they
with ostentation
against the rules

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Uitleg

Here Krishna returns to religious practice. Puffed up with self-regard, rigid, and intoxicated with wealth and status, such people perform sacrifices (yajña) only in name, for show and without following the proper rule. The criticism is not of ritual itself but of ritual turned into self-advertisement. The verse links naturally to the next chapter, where Krishna will distinguish sacrifice, austerity and giving by the qualities of the person who performs them.