Word meanings
- yat
- which
- tu
- but
- prati-upakāra-artham
- with the hope of a return
- phalam
- reward
- uddiśya
- expectation
- vā
- or
- punaḥ
- again
- dīyate
- is given
- ca
- and
- parikliṣṭam
- reluctantly
- tat
- that
- dānam
- charity
- rājasam
- in the mode of passion
- smṛtam
- is said to be
Translations
And, that gift which is given with the intention of receiving something in return, or expecting a reward, or begrudgingly, is considered to be Rajasic.
That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense, or grudgingly—that may truly be said to be the outcome of passion.
But the gift which is given expecting reciprocation, or with a desire for its result, and grudgingly, is considered to be born of rajas.
किन्तु जो दान प्रत्युपकारके लिये अथवा फलप्राप्तिका उद्देश्य बनाकर फिर क्लेशपूर्वक दिया जाता है, वह दान राजस कहा जाता है।Commentary
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.