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Chapter 17, Slok 22

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adezakAle yaddAnamapAtrebhyazca dIyate | asatkRtamavajJAtaM tattAmasamudAhRtam ||17-22||

Transliteration

adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate . asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam ||17-22||

Meanings

17.22 That gift which is given at the wrong place and wrong time to unworthy recipients, without due respect and with contempt, is called the gift of Tamasa nature. - Adi