लघुशंखस्मृति - अनुग्रह

स्नेहाद्वा यदि वा लोभात् भयाद्ज्ञानतोऽपि वा ।
कुर्वन्यनुग्रहं ये तु तत्पापं तेषु गच्छति ॥

- लघुशंखस्मृति

snehAd vA yadi vA lobhAt bhayAd ajnAnato api vA ।
kurvanti anugraham ye tu tat pApam teShu gacChati ॥

- laghu shankha smRiti

If one give a donation (helps someone) out of friendship, fear, greed or ignorance - then the sins of the taker will be attributed to the giver. This is perhaps due to the encouragement given in the form of donation to commit the sin.

- Laghushankhasmriti

पञ्चतंत्र - मित्रसंप्राप्ति - धन

दातव्यं भोक्तव्यं धनविषये संचयो न कर्तव्यः ।
पश्येह मधुकरीणां संचितमर्थं हरन्त्यन्ये ॥

- पञ्चतंत्र, मित्रसंप्राप्ति

Wealth must be handled in only 2 ways - spend it or donate it. One must never accumulate it. Look at what happens to bees that accumulate honey. Someone else is going to loot it.

- Panchatantra, Mitrasamprapti

सुभाषितसुधानिधि - दान

आयासशतलब्धस्य प्राणेभ्योऽपि गरीयसः ।
गतिरेकैव वित्तस्य दानं शेषा विपत्तयः ॥

- सुभाषितसुधानिधि

Wealth is hard-earned (by hundred difficult ways) and dearer than life. There is only one way it must be spent - by donating to the needy and worthy. All other ways are only inviting trouble.

- Subhashitasudhanidhi