द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे ।स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः ॥
dravyayajñās tapoyajñā yogayajñās tathāpare |svādhyāyajñānayajñāś ca yatayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ ||
- द्रव्ययज्ञाः · dravyayajñāḥ
- those whose sacrifice is giving
- तपोयज्ञाः · tapoyajñāḥ
- those whose sacrifice is austerity
- योगयज्ञाः · yogayajñāḥ
- those whose sacrifice is yoga
- तथा · tathā
- so, likewise
- अपरे · apare
- others
- स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाः · svādhyāyajñānayajñāḥ
- those whose sacrifice is study and knowledge
- च · ca
- and
- यतयः · yatayaḥ
- the striving ones
- संशितव्रताः · saṃśitavratāḥ
- of sharpened vows, keen discipline
“Some offer material giving as sacrifice, others austerity or yoga as sacrifice, while other strivers of keen vows offer study and knowledge as sacrifice.”
— Original plain-language translation
The catalogue embraces every temperament: the giver, the ascetic, the meditator, the student. Saṃśitavrata — whetted, razor-kept vows — honors their shared earnestness. No sincere discipline falls outside yajña's widening circle.
— Reader's notes (original)