Chương 17, Slok 20
Text
dAtavyamiti yaddAnaM dIyate'nupakAriNe | deze kAle ca pAtre ca taddAnaM sAttvikaM smRtam ||17-20||
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