अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते ।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
adeśakāle yad dānam apātrebhyaś ca dīyate |asatkṛtam avajñātaṃ tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||
- अदेशकाले · adeśakāle
- in the wrong place and time
- दानम् · dānam
- gift
- अपात्रेभ्यः · apātrebhyaḥ
- to the unworthy
- दीयते · dīyate
- is given
- असत्कृतम् · asatkṛtam
- without respect, rudely
- अवज्ञातम् · avajñātam
- with contempt
- तामसम् · tāmasam
- dark, of tamas
- उदाहृतम् · udāhṛtam
- declared
“A gift flung at the wrong place and time, to the unworthy, without courtesy and with contempt — is declared dark.”
— Original plain-language translation
Tamasic giving wounds: wrong recipient, wrong moment, and insult in the manner. Such 'charity' humiliates rather than uplifts. The manner of giving is part of the gift — respect costs nothing and means everything.
— Reader's notes (original)