Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 20
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17 श्लोक 20

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे।
देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्।।17.20।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
17.20 That gift is referred to as born of sattva which gift is given with the idea that it ought to be given, to one who will not serve in return, and at the (proper) place, (proper) time and to a (proper) person.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
17.20 That gift which is given to one who does nothing in return, knowing it to be a duty to give in a fit place and time to a worthy person, that gift is held to be Sattvic.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
17.20. A gift which is given with the thought  that  One must give  and is given in a proper place, and at correct  time to a worthy person, incapable of obliging in return-that gift is held to be of the Sattva.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 17.20Daatavyamiti yaddaanam deeyate’nupakaarine;
Deshe kaale cha paatre cha taddaanam saattwikam smritam.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 17.20dātavyam—worthy of charity; iti—thus; yat—which; dānam—charity; dīyate—is given; anupakāriṇe—to one who cannot give in return; deśhe—in the proper place; kāle—at the proper time; cha—and; pātre—to a worthy person; cha—and; tat—that; dānam—charity; sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness; smṛitam—is stated to be