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50 passagesतथा च- उपार्जितानाम् अर्थानां त्याग एव हि रक्षणम् । तडागोदर-संस्थानां परिवाह इवाम्भसाम् ॥
And likewise: giving away acquired wealth is indeed its only preservation, just as the outflow of water contained within a pond preserves it by flowing out.
अन्यच् च- दानं भोगो नाशस् तिस्रो गतयो भवन्ति वित्तस्य । यो न ददाति न भुङ्क्ते तस्य तृतीया गतिर् भवति ॥
And further: giving, enjoyment, and destruction are the three destinations of wealth. Whoever neither gives it away nor enjoys it, his wealth reaches the third destination.
एवं ज्ञात्वा विवेकिना न स्थित्य्-अर्थं वित्तोपार्जनं कर्तव्यं यतो दुःखाय तत् । उक्तं च-
Having understood this, a discerning person should not acquire wealth for the sake of subsistence, since that is for suffering. And it has been said:
धनादिकेषु विद्यन्ते येऽत्र मूर्खाः सुखाशयाः । तप्त-ग्रीष्मेण सेवन्ते शैत्यार्थं ते हुताशनम् ॥
There are here fools who hope for happiness in wealth and the like; during scorching summer they resort to fire for the sake of coolness.
सर्पाः पिबन्ति पवनं न च दुर्बलास् ते शुष्कैस् तृणैर् वन-गजा बलिनो भवन्ति । कन्दैः फलैर् मुनि-वरा गमयन्ति कालं सन्तोष एव पुरुषस्य परं निधानम् ॥
Snakes drink air, yet they are not weak; forest elephants become strong on dry grass. The best sages pass their time with roots and fruits. Contentment alone is a person’s supreme treasure.
Panchatantra
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