Shankaracharya's commentary, trans. Alladi Mahadeva Sastry (1897)
[1]Nourish the gods by this sacrifice, and may those gods nourish you; thus nourishing each other, you will attain the highest good.
BG 3.11
देवान्भावयतानेन ते देवा भावयन्तु वः । परस्परं भावयन्तः श्रेयः परमवाप्स्यथ ॥
devān bhāvayatānena te devā bhāvayantu vaḥ | parasparaṃ bhāvayantaḥ śreyaḥ param avāpsyatha ||
"Nourish the cosmic forces and they nourish you back. Mutual giving is the path to the highest good."
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Swami Swarupananda, Srimad Bhagavad Gita (1909)
[4]Nourish the gods with this, and may the gods nourish you; thus nourishing each other you shall attain the highest good.
William Quan Judge, The Bhagavad Gita (1890)
[6]Cherish the gods with sacrifice and they will cherish you; thus mutually cherishing each other, you will attain the highest good.
Sir Edwin Arnold, The Song Celestial (1885)
[7]Cherish the Gods thereby, and let the Gods Cherish thee in return; thus propping each The other, thou shalt win to the Highest Good.
K.T. Telang, Sacred Books of the East Vol. 8 (1882)
[9]Foster the gods with these, and may those gods foster you; fostering each other, you will attain the highest good.