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दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे ।
देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥१७- २०॥

Transliteration

daatawyamiti yaddaanaM diiyate'nupakaariNe ।

deshe kaale cha paatre cha taddaanaM saattwikaM smRRitam ॥१७- २०॥

Translation

That donation given as charity, given to a non-reciprocator,
In a place and at a time and in a package is remembered as saattvic donation.

Translation

Charity that is given as a matter of duty, to a deserving candidate who does nothing in return, at the right place and time, is called a Saattvika charity.

Translation

That gift which is given out of duty, at the proper time and place, to a worthy person, and without expectation of return, is considered to be charity in the mode of goodness.