यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः ।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥
yat tu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalam uddiśya vā punaḥ |dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ tad dānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ||
- यत् · yat
- which
- प्रत्युपकारार्थम् · pratyupakārārtham
- for a return favor
- फलम् · phalam
- a reward
- उद्दिश्य · uddiśya
- aiming at
- दीयते · dīyate
- is given
- परिक्लिष्टम् · parikliṣṭam
- grudgingly, with pain
- दानम् · dānam
- gift
- राजसम् · rājasam
- passionate, of rajas
- स्मृतम् · smṛtam
- declared
“But a gift given to win a return, or with an eye on its fruit, or grudgingly — that is declared passionate.”
— Original plain-language translation
Three corruptions of giving: expecting payback, bargaining for merit, and resenting the cost. The hand opens but the heart stays closed. Rajasic charity still helps the receiver — but it binds the giver.
— Reader's notes (original)