यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः | दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ||१७-२१||
yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ . dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ taddānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ||17-21||
- yat
- that which
- tu
- but
- prati-upakāra-artham
- for the sake of getting some return
- phalam
- a result
- uddiśya
- desiring
- vā
- or
- punaḥ
- again
- dīyate
- is given
- ca
- also
- parikliṣṭam
- grudgingly
- tat
- that
- dānam
- charity
- rājasam
- in the mode of passion
- smṛtam
- is understood to be
But charity performed with the expectation of some return, or with a desire for fruitive results, or in a grudging mood is said to be charity in the mode of passion.