Chapter 17, Verse 22
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते। असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
adeśakāle yaddānam apātrebhyaśca dīyate | asatkṛtam avajñātaṃ tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||17.22||
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- अदेशकाले
- at a wrong place and time
- यत्
- which
- दानम्
- gift, charity
- अपात्रेभ्यः
- to unworthy recipients
- च
- and
- दीयते
- is given
- असत्कृतम्
- given without respect
- अवज्ञातम्
- given with contempt/disregard
- तत्
- that
- तामसम्
- of the nature of tamas (dark/ignorant quality)
- उदाहृतम्
- is declared/said to be
Commentary
The gift that is given at a wrong place or time, to unworthy persons, without respect or with insult, that is declared to be Tamasic.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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अदेशकाले
यत्
दानम्
अपात्रेभ्यः
च
दीयते
असत्कृतम्
अवज्ञातम्
तत्
तामसम्
उदाहृतम्
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