Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, Verse 5

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् । यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्

yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyaṃ kāryameva tat | yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām

Translation

Practice of worship, gift, and austerity should not be given up; it is quite necessary; worship, gift and austerity are the purifiers of the wise.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

yajñadānatapaḥkarma

acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity

na

not

tyājyam

should be abandoned

kāryam

to be done

eva

even

tat

that

yajñaḥ

sacrifice

dānam

gift

tapaḥ

austerity

ca

and

eva

even

pāvanāni

purifiers

manīṣiṇām

of the wise

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

The three sorts of action should be performed; for they cause purity in the wise, i.e., in those who have no desire for fruits.