17. श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग

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Chapter 17. श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग, Verse 20

Chapter 17, Verse 20

Verse text

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।


Verse transliteration

dātavyam iti yad dānaṁ dīyate ‘nupakāriṇe deśhe kāle cha pātre cha tad dānaṁ sāttvikaṁ smṛitam


Verse words
  1. dātavyam—worthy of charity
  2. iti—thus
  3. yat—which
  4. dānam—charity
  5. dīyate—is given
  6. anupakāriṇe—to one who cannot give in return
  7. deśhe—in the proper place
  8. kāle—at the proper time
  9. cha—and
  10. pātre—to a worthy person
  11. cha—and
  12. tat—that
  13. dānam—charity
  14. sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness
  15. smṛitam—is stated to be

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