Bhagavad Gita 17.22
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।
adeśha-kāle yad dānam apātrebhyaśh cha dīyate asat-kṛitam avajñātaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| adeśha | adeśha | at the wrong place |
| kāle | kāle | at the wrong time |
| yat | yat | which |
| dānam | dānam | charity |
| apātrebhyaḥ | apātrebhyaḥ | to unworthy persons |
| cha | cha | and |
| dīyate | dīyate | is given |
| asat-kṛitam | asat-kṛitam | without respect |
| avajñātam | avajñātam | with contempt |
| tat | tat | that |
| tāmasam | tāmasam | of the nature of nescience |
| udāhṛitam | udāhṛitam | is held to be |
The gift that is given in the wrong place and at the wrong time, to unworthy persons, without respect or with insult, is declared to be of a Tamasic nature.
जो दान बिना सत्कार किये, अथवा तिरस्कारपूर्वक, अयोग्य देशकाल में, कुपात्रों के लिए दिया जाता है, वह दान तामस माना गया है।।