Sanskrit · Devanagari
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे। देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate.anupakāriṇe deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882or for the destruction of another. That gift is said (to be) good which is given because it ought to be given to one who (can) do no service (in return) at a (proper) place and time an d to a (proper) person. But that gift which is given with much difficulty
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।17.20।। --,दातव्यमिति एवं मनः कृत्वा यत् दानं दीयते अनुपकारिणे प्रत्युपकारासमर्थाय? समर्थायापि निरपेक्षं दीयते? देशे पुण्ये कुरुक्षेत्रादौ? काले संक्रान्त्यादौ? पात्रे च षडङ्गविद्वेदपारग इत्यादौ? तत् दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।
eaa6fad43336…Rāmānuja
17.20 Gifts given without thought of return of favours and with the feelings, 'These gifts must be given,' at the proper places and time to a worthy person who makes no return - such gifts are said to be Sattvika.
f7803ff63c46…Swami Sivananda
17.20 दातव्यम् ought to be given? इति thus? यत् that? दानम् gift? दीयते is given? अनुपकारिणे to one who does no service (in return)? देशे in a fit place? काले in time? च and? पात्रे to a worthy person? च and? तत् that? दानम् gift? सात्त्विकम् Sattvic? स्मृतम् is held to be.Commentary The gift should be given to one who cannot return the good or to one from whom no such return is expected.It is necessary to be in Kurukshetra or Varanasi or any part of the world that is eally sacred when one offes gifts. The time should be during solar or lunar eclips or an eally auspicious occasion.Worthy A pious person who is a Tapasvin? who is well versed in the scriptures (the Vedas and the,Vedangas)? who is able to protect himself and the donor? etc.At such a time and such a place there shoule be a person worthy to receive the gift? a person who is the very incarnation of purity? the very abode of good conduct. A gift may be freely given to such a highly deserving person. The donor should not boast of his charity.
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