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Bhagavad Gita 17.21

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।

yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśhya vā punaḥ dīyate cha parikliṣhṭaṁ tad dānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yatyatwhich
tutubut
prati-upakāra-arthamprati-upakāra-arthamwith the hope of a return
phalamphalamreward
uddiśhyauddiśhyaexpectation
or
punaḥpunaḥagain
dīyatedīyateis given
chachaand
parikliṣhṭamparikliṣhṭamreluctantly
tattatthat
dānamdānamcharity
rājasamrājasamin the mode of passion
smṛitamsmṛitamis said to be

And, that gift which is given with the intention of receiving something in return, or expecting a reward, or begrudgingly, is considered to be Rajasic.

और जो दान क्लेशपूर्वक तथा प्रत्युपकार के उद्देश्य से अथवा फल की कामना रखकर दिया जाता हैं, वह दान राजस माना गया है।।