BG 18.5
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् ।
यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ॥
यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ॥
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat
yajño dānaṁ tapaś caiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām
yajño dānaṁ tapaś caiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām
Word-for-word meanings
karma — acts; yajña — [of] sacrifice; dāna — charity; tapaḥ — [and] austerity; na tyājyam — are never to be given up; tat — [all] these; kāryam eva — must indeed be performed; yajñaḥ — [because] sacrifice; dānam — charity; ca — and; tapaḥ — austerity; eva — certainly; pāvanāni — [are] purifiers; manīṣiṇām — of the wise.
Translation
Acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity should never be given up. They must indeed be performed, because sacrifice, charity, and austerity certainly purify even the wise.