Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 17 (17.17)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 17 (17.17)
श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्त्रिविधं नरैः । अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्युक्तैः सात्त्विकं परिचक्षते | | १७-१७ | |
śhraddhayā parayā taptaṁ tapastattrividhaṁ naraiḥ aphalākāṅkṣhibhiryuktaiḥ sāttvikaṁ parichakṣhate
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- श्रद्धया
(shraddhaya)— श्रद्धा(with faith) - परया
(paraya)— श्रेष्ठ(supreme) - तप्तम्
(taptam)— किया गया(practiced) - तपः
(tapah)— है(discipline) - तत्
(tat)— वह(that) - त्रिविधम्
(tri-vidham)— तीन प्रकार का(threefold) - नरैः
(naraih)— लोगों द्वारा(by people)
Line 2:
- अपि
(api)— भी(also) -
alajoined in aphalākāṅkṣhibhiryuktaiḥ - कः
(kah)— कौन(who) -
nksibirjoined in aphalākāṅkṣhibhiryuktaiḥ - युक्तैः
(yuktaih)— स्थित लोगों द्वारा(steadfast) - सात्त्विकम्
(sattvikam)— सात्त्विक(pure) - परिचक्षते
(parichakshate)— कहते हैं(they call)
English: These threefold disciplines performed with faith, and without thought of reward, may truly be accounted Pure.
Learnings from Shloka 17:
- Unified Tapas:: Aligning body, speech, and mind in selfless discipline creates complete inner harmony.
- Selfless Dedication:: Perform your disciplines as a quiet offering to the Divine, free from commercial motives.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 17.17 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
This threefold discipline (body, speech, and mind) practiced with deep faith and without desiring personal reward is classified as Sattvik.