भगवद्गीता bhagavad-gītā - chapter-17, verse-11

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अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते ।
यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः ॥११॥

11. aphalākāṅkṣibhiryajño vidhidṛṣṭo ya ijyate ,
yaṣṭavyameveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ.

11. aphalākāṅkṣibhiḥ yajñaḥ vidhidṛṣṭaḥ yaḥ ijyate
yaṣṭavyam eva iti manaḥ samādhāya saḥ sāttvikaḥ

11. yaḥ yajñaḥ aphālakaṅkṣibhiḥ vidhidṛṣṭaḥ ijyate,
yaṣṭavyam eva iti manaḥ samādhāya,
saḥ sāttvikaḥ

11. That ritual performance (yajña) which is offered by those who do not desire its fruits, and which is prescribed by scripture, by fixing their mind with the thought 'It is certainly to be performed as a duty'—that (yajña) is considered to be in the mode of goodness (sattva).

Words meanings summery:

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अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिः (aphalākāṅkṣibhiḥ) - by those who do not desire fruits (of action)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice (yajña), ritual performance

विधिदृष्टः (vidhidṛṣṭaḥ) - enjoined by scriptural rules, prescribed by ordinances

यः (yaḥ) - which

इज्यते (ijyate) - is performed, is sacrificed, is worshipped

यष्टव्यम् (yaṣṭavyam) - it is to be sacrificed, it is to be performed (as a duty)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

इति (iti) - introducing or concluding a quote or thought (thus, so, in this way)

मनः (manaḥ) - mind, intellect, heart

समाधाय (samādhāya) - having fixed, having concentrated, having composed

सः (saḥ) - that (yajña) (that (he, it))

सात्त्विकः (sāttvikaḥ) - sattvic, in the mode of goodness (sattva)

Words meanings and morphology

अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिः (aphalākāṅkṣibhiḥ) - by those who do not desire fruits (of action)

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of aphalākāṅkṣin

aphalākāṅkṣin - not desiring fruits, one who does not long for results

Agent Noun/Adjective

Derived from 'a' (negation) + 'phala' (fruit) + 'ākāṅkṣin' (desiring); 'ākāṅkṣin' is an agent noun from 'ā + √kāṅkṣ'

Compound type : Nañ-Tatpuruṣa (a+phala+ākāṅkṣin)

a – not, un-, in- (negation prefix)
indeclinable
phala – fruit, result, consequence
noun (neuter)
ākāṅkṣin – desiring, longing for, wishing
adjective
Agent Noun/Adjective (suffix -in)
Derived from prefix 'ā' + root 'kāṅkṣ' (to desire)
Prefix: ā
Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

यज्ञः (yajñaḥ) - sacrifice (yajña), ritual performance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yajña

yajña - sacrifice, ritual, worship, devotion, offering

Derived from root 'yaj' (to sacrifice, worship)

Root: yaj (class 1)

विधिदृष्टः (vidhidṛṣṭaḥ) - enjoined by scriptural rules, prescribed by ordinances

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vidhidṛṣṭa

vidhidṛṣṭa - seen by rule, enjoined by scripture, prescribed by religious ordinance

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (vidhi+dṛṣṭa)

vidhi – rule, ordinance, injunction, method, destiny
noun (masculine)
Derived from prefix 'vi' + root 'dhā' (to place, arrange)
Prefix: vi
Root: dhā (class 3)
dṛṣṭa – seen, observed, perceived, ascertained
adjective
Past Passive Participle
From root 'dṛś' (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'yajñaḥ'.

यः (yaḥ) - which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

Note: Refers to 'yajñaḥ'.

इज्यते (ijyate) - is performed, is sacrificed, is worshipped

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (Laṭ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

यष्टव्यम् (yaṣṭavyam) - it is to be sacrificed, it is to be performed (as a duty)

(adjective)