संतोषस्त्रिषु कर्तव्यः कलत्रे भोजने धने ।
त्रिषु चैव न कर्तव्योऽध्ययने जपदानयोः ॥
- समयोचितपद्यरत्नमालिका
santoShaH triShu kartavyaH kalatre bhojane dhane ।
triShu chaiva na kartavyaH adhyayane japa dAnayoH ॥
- samayochitapadyaratnamAlikA
One must observe strict limits when dealing with wife, food and wealth. No limits must be there in study, penance and charity.
- Samayochitapadyaratnamalika
शौर्ये तपसि दाने च यस्य न प्रथितं यशः ।
विद्यायामर्थलाभे वा मातुरुच्चार एव सः ॥
- गरुडपुराण
shaurye tapasi dAne ca yasya na prathitam yashaH ।
vidyAyAm artha lAbhe vA mAtuH ucchAra eva saH ॥
- garuDapurANa
One must have attained fame in any of the below - courage, penance, charity, education or accumulation of wealth. If one is not able to do so, then his life is a waste - as if his mother gave birth to just a lump of flesh.
- Garudapurana
कुत्र विधेयो यत्नः
विद्याभ्यासे सदौषधे दाने ।
अवधीरणा क्व कार्या
खलपरयोषित् परधनेषु ॥
- प्रश्नोत्तररत्नमालिका
kutra vidheyo yatnaH
vidyAbhyAse sat auShadhe dAne ।
avadhIraNA kva kAryA
khala parayoShit paradhaneShu ॥
- prashnottara ratna mAlikaa
Where must we be spending time and effort? Education, a good medicine and charity. What should we avoid? Rogues, other's wives and other people's money.
- Prashnottararatnamalika
अग्नौ दग्धं जले मग्नं हृतं तस्करपार्थिवैः ।
तत्सर्वं दानमित्याहुर्यदि क्लैब्यं न भाषते ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
agnau dagdham jale magnam hRutam taskara pArthivaiH ।
tat sarvam dAnam iti aahuH yadi klaibyam na bhAShate ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
What is lost to fire, water, thieves or kings will be accounted as 'donated' if we do not grieve over the lost items.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
अंजनस्य क्षयं दृष्ट्वा वल्मीकस्य च संचयं ।
अवंध्यं दिवसं कुर्यात् दानाध्ययनकर्मसु ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
anjanasya kShayam dRuShTvA valmIkasya cha sanchayam ।
avandhyam divasam kuryAt dAna adhyayana karmasu ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
A person should learn about impermanence from these two. Collyrium applied to the eyelashes get washed away easily. Ants build the anthill only to let a snake live in it. After having seen this, one should not waste his time every day. He must engage in charity (giving) and introspective study.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
सद्भावेन जयेन्मित्रं सद्भावेन च बांधवान् ।
स्त्रीभृत्यान् दानमानाभ्यां दाक्षिण्येनेतरं जनम् ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागार
sadbhAvena jayat mitram sadbhavena cha bAndhavAn ।
strI bhRutyAn dAna mAnaabhyAm dAkShiNyena itaram janam ॥
- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra
Friends and relatives should be won over by righteous conduct. Women and servants by gifts and respect. Propriety should used to win over the rest of the people.
- Subhashitaratnabhandagara
न धैर्येण विना लक्ष्मीर्न शौर्येण विना जयः ।
न ज्ञानेन विना मोक्षो न दानेन विना यशः ॥
- सभारंजनशतक
na dhairyeNa vinA lakShmIH na shauryeNa vinA jayaH ।
na jnAnena vinA mokShaH na dAnena vinA yashaH॥
- sabhAranjanashataka
There can not be wealth without courage, victory without bravery, salvation without knowledge and fame without charity.
- Sabharanjanashataka
न दानतुल्यं धनमन्यदस्ति
न सत्यतुल्यं व्रतमन्यदस्ति ।
न शीलतुल्यं शुभमन्यदस्ति
न क्षांतितुल्यं हितमन्यदस्ति ॥
- चतुर्वर्गसंग्रह
na dAnatulayam dhanamanyadasti
na satyatulyam vratamanyadasti ।
na shIlatulyam shubhamanyadasti
na kShAnti tulayam hitamanyadasti ॥
- chaturvarga sangraha
There is no better wealth than which is spent in charity. No better penance than truth. Nothing more auspicious than character. Nothing more pleasing than patience.
- Chaturvargasangraha
धत्ते भरं कुसुमपत्रफलावलीनां
घर्मव्यथां वहति शीतभवां रुजं च ।
यो देहमर्पयति चान्यसुखस्य हेतोः
तस्मैवदान्यगुरवे तरवे नमोऽस्तु ॥
- भामिनीविलास
dhatte bharaM kusumapatraphalAvalInAM
gharma vyathAm vahati shItabhavAM rujum cha ।
yo dehamarpayati chAnya sukhasya hetoH
tasmaiva dAnyagurave tarave namostu ॥
- bhAminIvilAsa
A tree is the best example of charity. It bears the weight of the leaves, flowers, fruits and climbers. It protects you from the heat (by providing shade) and cold (by shielding you from cold winds), It doe all these for other people's happiness. I bow to you the the foremost among charity doers.
- Bhaminivilasa
द्वावंभसि निवेष्टव्यौ गले बद्ध्वा दृढां शिलाम् ।
धनवंतमदातारं दरिद्रं चातपस्विनम् ॥
- महाभारत, उद्योग
dvAvaMbhasi niveShTavyau gale baddhvA dRuDAm shilAm।
dhanavantam adAtAram daridram cha atapasvinam ॥
- mahAbhArata, udyoga
These two should be thrown into the sea after tying heavy stones tightly to their necks - a wealthy person who does not do charity, a poor guy who does not do penance.
- Mahabharata, Udyoga
दानोपभोगरहिता दिवसा यस्य यान्ति वै ।
स लोहकारभस्त्रेव श्वसन्नपि न जीवति ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय
dAna upabhoga rahitA divasA yasya yaanti vai ।
sa lohakAra bhastreva shvasannapi na jIvati ॥
- subhAshitaratnasamucchaya
If a person neither gives his wealth away, nor enjoys it then his living is a big waste. He is only breathing just like the air sac of a blacksmith and not 'living'.
- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya
गौरवं प्राप्यते दानान्न तु वित्तस्य संचयात् ।
स्थितिरुच्छैः पयोदानां पयोधीनामधः स्थितिः ॥
- सुभाषितरत्नसमुच्चय
gauravam prApyate dAnAn na tu vittasya sanchayAt ।
sthitiH ucchaiH payodAnAm payodhInAm adhaH sthitiH ॥
- subhAShitaratnasamucchaya
One gets respect by giving away wealth in charity, not by accumulating wealth. Clouds that give water has its place high in the sky. The seas that collect water has its place below.
- Subhashitaratnasamucchaya
क्षांत्या शुद्ध्यंति विद्वांसो दानेनकार्यकारिणः ।
प्रच्छन्नपापा जप्येन तपसा वेदवित्तमाः ॥
- मनुस्मृति
kShAntyA shudhyanti vidvAmso dAnena akArya kAriNaH ।
pracChanna pApA japyena tapasA vedavettamaaH॥
- manusmRiti
A scholar cleanses himself by forgiving. A sinner by resorting to charities. A secret sin is cleansed by meditation. Those who understand the vedas cleanse themselves by penances.
- Manu Smriti
कवितस्य गांभीर्यमौदार्यमृद्धेः
प्रभुत्वस्य शौर्यं गुरुत्वस्य विद्यां ।
महावंश्यतायाः सदाचारपूर्तिं
महत्त्वस्य सौलभ्यमाकल्पमाहुः ॥
- विश्वगुणादर्श
kavitvasya gAmbhIryam audAryam mRuddheH
prabhutvasya shauryam gurutvasya vidyAm ।
mahAvamshyatAyAH sadAchArapUrtim
mahattvasya saulabhyam akalpam AhuH ॥
- vishvaguNAdarsha
A poem is well decorated only when it is pregnant with deep meaning. A charitable mind decorates a wealthy person. Valour decorates a person in power. Knowledge decorates a teacher. A good character decorates a person born in a good family. A great person is decorated by being accessible to everyone.
- Vishvagunadarsha
ज्ञात्वा बुद्बुदभंगुरं धनमिदं दीपप्रकंपं वपुः
तारुण्यं तरलेक्षणाक्षितरलं विद्युच्चलं दोर्बलं ।
रे रे जीव गुरुप्रसादवशतः किंचिद्विधेहि द्रुतं
दानध्यानतपोविधानविषयं पुण्यं पवित्रोचितम् ॥
- पद्मनंदन वैराग्य शतक
- padamanandanasya vairAgya shataka
- Padmanandana Vairagya Shataka
प्राणाघातान्निवृत्तिः परधनहरणे संयमः सत्यवाक्यम्
काले शक्त्या प्रदेयं युवतिजनकथामूकभावः परेषाम् ।
तृष्णास्रोतोविबंधो गुरुषु च विनतिः सर्वभूतानुकंपा
सामान्यं सर्वशास्त्रेष्वनुपहतविधिः श्रेयसामेषमार्गः ॥
- यशस्तिलक
- Yashastilaka
विद्या प्रवसतो मित्रं भार्या मित्रं गृहे सतः ।
आतुरस्य भिषक् मित्रं दानं मित्रं मरिष्यतः ॥
- सुभाषितसुधानिधि
- Subhashitasudhanidhi
न हीदृशं संवननं त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ।
दया मैत्री च भूतेषु दानं च मधुरा च वाक् ॥
- महाभारत - आदि - दया मैत्री दान
- Mahabharata, Adi
नास्ति सत्यात् परो धर्मः संतुष्टिर्नात्मजात् परा ।
नान्नदानात् परं दानं वन्दनान्नोपचारकम् ॥
- प्रयोगरत्नमाला
- Prayogaratnamala
धनानि जीवितं चैव परार्थे प्राज्ञ उत्सृजेत् ।
सन्निमित्तं वरं त्यागो विनाशे नियते सति ॥
- हितोपदेश, मित्रलाभ
- Hitopadesha, Mitralabha
