Bhagavad Gita 17.21
Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga · हिन्दी अनुवाद
संस्कृत
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः | दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ||१७-२१||
लिप्यंतरण
yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ . dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ taddānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ||17-21||
और जो दान क्लेशपूर्वक तथा प्रत्युपकार के उद्देश्य से अथवा फल की कामना रखकर दिया जाता हैं, वह दान राजस माना गया है।।
शब्दार्थ
यत् which, तु indeed, प्रत्युपकारार्थम् with a view to receive in return, फलम् fruit, उद्दिश्य looking for, वा or, पुनः again, दीयते is given, च and, परिक्लिष्टम् reluctantly, तत् that, दानम् gift, राजसम् Rajasic, स्मृतम् is held to be
पारंपरिक भाष्य
Charity or gift that is given in the hope that it will be returned in the future and praised in public or that the gift will bring some unseen reward or heavenly pleasure is passionate. If a man makes a gift to a Brahmana or a Sannyasin with the hope that all his sins will be washed away, this is also a Rajasic gift. If a man is grieved at heart after making the gift this is also a gift of passionate nature.