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BG 17.21

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः
दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्

yat tu pratyupakārārthaṃ
phalam uddiśya vā punaḥ
dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ
tad rājasam udāhṛtam

SYNONYMS

yat: which | tu: but | pratyupakāra-artham: as a consideration for something received | phalam: fruit/reward | uddiśya: in expectation of | : or | punaḥ: again | dīyate: is given | ca: and | parikliṣṭam: grudgingly | tat: that | rājasam: Rajasika gift | udāhṛtam: is called |

TRANSLATION

But that which is given as a consideration for something received or in expectation of future reward, or grudgingly, is called Rajasika gift.

PURPORT