Bhagavad Gita · 17.22
॥
Devanāgarī
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते ।
असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
adeśa-kāle yad dānam apātrebhyaś ca dīyate |
asat-kṛtam avajñātaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अदेशकालेa-deśa-kālein an impure (a-) place (deśa) and at an improper time (kāle).
यत् दानम्yat dānamthat charity which.
अपात्रेभ्यः चapātrebhyaḥ caand to unworthy (a-pātrebhyaḥ) [people].
दीयतेdīyateis given.
असत्कृतम्asat-kṛtamwithout due respect.
अवज्ञातम्avajñātamand with contempt.
तत् तामसम्tat tāmasamthat is tāmasic.
उदाहृतम्udāhṛtamis called.
Translation
“Charity made in an impure place, at an improper time, to unworthy people, without due respect, and with contempt — is called charity in the guṇa of ignorance.”
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