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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 22 (17.22) means: A gift given in the wrong place and time, to the unworthy, without respect or with contempt, is a dull gift.
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।
adeśha-kāle yad dānam apātrebhyaśh cha dīyate asat-kṛitam avajñātaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
A gift given in the wrong place and time, to the unworthy, without respect or with contempt, is a dull gift.
जो दान गलत स्थान और समय पर, अयोग्य को, बिना आदर या तिरस्कार के साथ दिया जाता है, वह जड़ दान है।
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It is verse 22 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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