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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 17 · Śraddhātraya Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 17.20

Lesson 615 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

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Faith, motivation and the qualities shaping practice. How do motivation and character shape the quality of a practice?

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Shloka · Devanagari

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

Shloka · Roman transliteration

dātavyam iti yad dānaṁ dīyate ‘nupakāriṇedeśhe kāle cha pātre cha tad dānaṁ sāttvikaṁ smṛitam

Sandhi-vicheda

dātavyam+iti+yat+dānam+dīyate+anupakāriṇe+deśhe+kāle+cha+pātre+cha+tat+dānam+sāttvikam+smṛitam

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Meaning of each word

dātavyamsource form

worthy of charity

itisource form

thus

yatsource form

which

dānamsource form

charity

dīyatesource form

is given

anupakāriṇesource form

to one who cannot give in return

deśhesource form

in the proper place

kālesource form

at the proper time

chasource form

and

pātresource form

to a worthy person

chasource form

and

tatsource form

that

dānamsource form

charity

sāttvikamsource form

in the mode of goodness

smṛitamsource form

is stated to be

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।17.20।। --,दातव्यमिति एवं मनः कृत्वा यत् दानं दीयते अनुपकारिणे प्रत्युपकारासमर्थाय? समर्थायापि निरपेक्षं दीयते? देशे पुण्ये कुरुक्षेत्रादौ? काले संक्रान्त्यादौ? पात्रे च षडङ्गविद्वेदपारग इत्यादौ? तत् दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 17.20

Course position615 / 701

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