ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 17, Slok 20
Text
ದಾತವ್ಯಮಿತಿ ಯದ್ದಾನಂ ದೀಯತೇಽನುಪಕಾರಿಣೇ | ದೇಶೇ ಕಾಲೇ ಚ ಪಾತ್ರೇ ಚ ತದ್ದಾನಂ ಸಾತ್ತ್ವಿಕಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ||೧೭-೨೦||
Transliteration
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate.anupakāriṇe . deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ||17-20||
Meanings
17.20 Gifts given with the feeling, that it is one's own duty to give to one who makes no return, at the proper place and time to the deserving person - that is said to be Sattvika. - Adi