भगवद्गीता १७.२०
Bhagavadgītā 17.20
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇedeśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam
Transliteration IAST
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇe | deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam
Translations signed
That alms given to one who does nothing in return, believing that a gift ought to be made in a fit place and time to a worthy person, that alms is accounted pure.
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- English That alms given to one who does nothing in return, believing that a gift ought to be made in a fit place and time to a worthy person, that alms is accounted pure. Annie Besant
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bg.17.20- Agreement
- Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
- text.deva
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.iast
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0