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Jñāneśvarī (commentary on the Bhagavadgītā) 16.378

Jñāneśvarī 16.378

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Marathi

16.378

ātmasaṃbhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ
yajante nāmayajñais te dambhenāvidhipūrvakam
taiseṃ āpaṇayāṃ āpaṇa |
mānitāṃ mahaṃtapaṇa |
phugatī asādhāraṇa |
garveṃ teṇeṃ ||

Self-conceited, obstinate, full of the intoxication of wealth and pride, / they perform sacrifices in name only, out of ostentation and against scriptural injunctions. (Bhg 16.17)
Just so, as they ascribe greatness to themselves, / they swell up / with extraordinary conceit.

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