Sanskrit
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे ।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥
Transliteration
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇe deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam
Translation
That alms given to one who does nothing in return, believing that a gift ought to be made in a fit place and time to a worthy person, that alms is accounted pure.