सत्कार मान पूजा अर्थम् तपः दम्भेन च एव यत्
क्रियते तत् इह प्रोक्तम् राजसम् चलम् अध्रुवम्
सत्कारमानपूजार्थ तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् ।
क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥१७:१८॥
satkaaramaanapoojaartha tapo dambhena chaiva yat
kriyate tadiha proktam raajasam chalamadhruvam ||17:18||
satkaara maana poojaa artham tapah dambhena cha eva yat
kriyate tat iha proktam raajasam chalam adhruvam
Purport The austerities that is performed with arrogance just for attention, self-respect and honor in this world, which is called Raajasam (with the character of attachment), is transitory, not permanent.
मान (maana) -- self-respect
पूजा (poojaa) -- worship; honor
अर्थम् (artham) -- for; for the sake of
तपः (tapah) -- austerity
दम्भेन (dambhena) -- with arrogance
च (cha) -- also; and
एव (eva) -- only; just; alone
यत् (yat) -- that; which; attempt; strive
तत् (tat) -- that
इह (iha) -- here; in this world
प्रोक्तम् (proktam) -- is said; is called
राजसम् (raajasam) -- quality of attachment
चलम् (chalam) -- variable; transitory
अध्रुवम् (adhruvam) -- not fixed; not permanent