BG 16.17
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः ।
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥
ātma-sambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhana-māna-madānvitāḥ
yajante nāma-yajñais te dambhenāvidhi-pūrvakam
yajante nāma-yajñais te dambhenāvidhi-pūrvakam
Word-for-word meanings
ātma-sambhāvitāḥ — self-conceited; stabdhāḥ — arrogant; anvitāḥ — [and] intoxicated; dhana — [by] wealth; māna — honor; mada — [and] pride; te — they; yajante — worship; nāma-yajñaiḥ — through mere nominal sacrifice; dambhena — out of show; avidhi-pūrvakam — without adhering to any prescribed process.
Translation
Self-conceited, arrogant, and intoxicated by wealth, honor, and pride, they perform yajña in name only, just for show without adhering to any prescribed process.