सत्कारमानपूजार्थं तपो दम्भेन चैव यत् । क्रियते तदिह प्रोक्तं राजसं चलमध्रुवम् ॥ १७-१८॥ satkāramānapūjārthaṃ tapo dambhena caiva yat kriyate tadiha proktaṃ rājasaṃ calamadhruvam The austerity which is practised with the object of gaining good reception, honour and worship, and with hypocrisy, is here said to be RAJASIC, unstable, and transitory. satkāra = respect; māna = honor; pūjā = and worship; arthaṃ = for the sake of; tapaḥ = austerity; dambhena = with pride; ca = also; eva = certainly; yat = which; kriyate = is performed; tat = that; iha = in this world; proktaṃ = is said; rājasaṃ = in the mode of passion; calaṃ = flickering; adhruvaṃ = temporary.;