दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे | देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ||१७-२०||
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate.anupakāriṇe . deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ||17-20||
- dātavyam
- worth giving
- iti
- thus
- yat
- that which
- dānam
- charity
- dīyate
- is given
- anupakāriṇe
- irrespective of return
- deśe
- in a proper place
- kāle
- at a proper time
- ca
- also
- pātre
- to a suitable person
- ca
- and
- tat
- that
- dānam
- charity
- sāttvikam
- in the mode of goodness
- smṛtam
- is considered
Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper time and place, and to a worthy person is considered to be in the mode of goodness.