Chapter 17 · Verse 28
Yoga through Discerning the Three Divisions of Faith
अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह
aśhraddhayā hutaṁ dattaṁ tapas taptaṁ kṛitaṁ cha yat asad ity uchyate pārtha na cha tat pretya no iha
Word Meanings
aśhraddhayā — without faith; hutam — sacrifice; dattam — charity; tapaḥ — penance; taptam — practiced; kṛitam — done; cha — and; yat — which; asat — perishable; iti — thus; uchyate — are termed as; pārtha — Arjun, the son of Pritha; na — not; cha — and; tat — that; pretya — in the next world; na u — not; iha — in this world
Translation
Whatever sacrifice, charity, or penance is performed, and whatever action is done without faith, is called "asat," O Arjuna; it bears no fruit in this world or the next.
Commentary