BG 4.28

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे ।
स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः ॥
dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare
svādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāś ca yatayaḥ saṁśita-vratāḥ

Word-for-word meanings

dravya-yajñāḥ — [some people] [perform] yajña by offering articles in charity;  tapaḥ-yajñāḥ — [others] [perform] yajña ­by undertaking penance;  yoga-yajñāḥ — [others] [perform] yajña in the form of the classical yoga discipline;  ca — while;  tathā apare — others still;  jñāna-yajñāḥ — [engage in] yajña through cultivation of wisdom;  svādhyāya — by study of the Vedas;  yatayaḥ — [all these performers] who are perseverant [in their practices];  saṁśita-vratāḥ — [are] observant of austere vows.

Translation

Some people perform yajña by offering articles in charity, others perform yajña by undertaking penance, others do so through the classical yoga discipline, while others still engage in yajña through cultivation of wisdom by study of the Vedas. All of these performers, who are perseverant in their practices, observe austere vows.

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