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Sanskrit · Devanagari

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः। यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥

Sanskrit · IAST

ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam

and full of the pride and frenzy of wealth these calumniators (of the virtuous) perform sacrifices which are sacrifices only in name

This verse-level alignment is machine-assisted and awaits two independent human checks. Confidence signal: 52%.