यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते ।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते ॥
yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ sad iti cocyate |karma caiva tadarthīyaṃ sad ity evābhidhīyate ||
- यज्ञे · yajñe
- in sacrifice
- तपसि · tapasi
- in austerity
- दाने · dāne
- in giving
- स्थितिः · sthitiḥ
- steadfastness
- सत् · sat
- Sat, real and good
- उच्यते · ucyate
- is called
- कर्म · karma
- action
- तदर्थीयम् · tadarthīyam
- done for That (the Divine)
- अभिधीयते · abhidhīyate
- is called
“Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity, and giving is also called Sat — and every act done for the sake of That is called Sat.”
— Original plain-language translation
Sat crowns both firmness and dedication: holding steady in the disciplines, and aiming all work at the Divine. Perseverance and consecration together make a life sat — solid and good. The formula turns ordinary duties into sacraments.
— Reader's notes (original)