17.21 yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ (Original)

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Chapter 17

<< Chapter 17 Verse 20

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yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ
phalam uddiśya vā punaḥ
dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṁ
tad dānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam

‘That is considered Rājasa-gift given with hope of return, or for fruit, and unwillingly[1. Lit: ‘given with a pang.’] given.’

Gifts proferred with an eye for, or expection of, a return; or proferred with an aim for fruit (or reward); or proferred unwillingly (pariklishtam)[2. Lit: ‘given with a pang.’] inferior (or spoiled or damaged articles) retaining good articles —kalyāṇa-dravya— for oneself, from which unwillingness is evident (vide: Tātparya-Chandrika) are Rājasa-gifts.

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