अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते | असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ||१७-२२||
adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate . asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam ||17-22||
Chapter 17 · Verse 22
Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga
श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
In plain words
Adesakale At a wrong place and time At a place which is not holy where irreligious people congregate and where beggars assemble where wealth acired through illegal means such as gambling theft etc. is distributed to gamblers singers fools rogues women of evil reputation and at a time which is not auspicious. But this does not discourage giving alms or other charity to the poor and the needy.
Translation
17.22 That gift which is given at the wrong place and wrong time to unworthy recipients, without due respect and with contempt, is called the gift of Tamasa nature.
Meaning
Adesakale At a wrong place and time At a place which is not holy where irreligious people congregate and where beggars assemble where wealth acired through illegal means such as gambling theft etc. is distributed to gamblers singers fools rogues women of evil reputation and at a time which is not auspicious. But this does not discourage giving alms or other charity to the poor and the needy. In their case these restrictions do not apply. Without respect etc. Without pleasant speech without the washing of feet or without worship although the gift is made at a proper time and place. The donor does not give in good faith although he gets a worthy recipient. He never bends his head in worship. He does not offer him a seat. He treats him with contempt or disrespect. Lord Krishna says to Arjuna I have described that faith charity austerity food etc. are invariably coloured by the three alities. There was no desire on My part to refer to the lower ones but to distinguish the highest purity it was necessary to point out the mark of the other two. When the two are set aside the third is more clearly appreciated in the same way as if day and night are removed the twilight is seen better. Even so be avoiding passion and darkness the third viz. purity or Sattva becomes vividly clear and purity which is the best can be easily realised. Thus in order to show thee the real nature of purity. I have described the other two so that laying them aside and resorting to the highest thou mayest attain the goal viz.. Moksha.
Word by word
अदेशकाले at a wrong place and time यत् which दानम् gift अपात्रेभ्यः to unworthy persons च and दीयते is given असत्कृतम् without respect अवज्ञातम् with insult तत् that तामसम् Tamasic उदाहृतम् is declared to be.