दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे । देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇe deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam
A true gift is given freely, at the right time, without expecting anything back.
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