Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 17, Shloka 21 (17.21)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यत् तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः
दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद् दानं राजसं स्मृतम्
॥ 17.21 ॥
yat tu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ
dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ tad dānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam
Translation
"But the gift given for a return, or with an eye on reward, or reluctantly (grudgingly) — that is held to be rajasic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kāle tu ayaṃ māṃ pratyupakariṣyati — "in time this person will do me a favour in return"; parikliṣṭaṃ khedasaṃyuktam.
Acharya Ramanuja. pratyupakārakaṭākṣagarbhaṃ — with a sidelong glance at a return; parikliṣṭam akalyāṇadravyakaṃ — the gift of something poor in quality.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.