धर्मवर्माणमस्त्वेवं प्रावोचमवधारय ४.
Thus I spoke to Dharmavarman; understand this well.
अल्पत्वं वा बहुत्वं वा दानस्याभ्युदयावहम् ४.
Whether the gift is small or great, it brings prosperity.
तत्र श्रद्धाविषये श्लोका भवन्ति ४.
On the subject of faith, there are verses.
धर्मः संप्राप्यते सूक्ष्मः श्रद्धा धर्मोऽद्भुतं तपः ४.
Subtle dharma is attained; faith is dharma, wondrous austerity.
सर्वस्वं जीवितं चापि दद्यादश्रद्धया यदि ४.
Even if one gives everything, including life, without faith—
श्रद्धया साध्यते धर्मो महद्भिर्नार्थराशिभिः ४.
Dharma is accomplished through faith, not by heaps of wealth.
त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा ४.
Faith is threefold among embodied beings, arising from their own nature.
यजंते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः ४.
The sattvic worship the gods; the rajasic worship yakshas and rakshasas.
तस्माच्छ्रद्धावता पात्रे दत्तं न्यायार्जितं हि यत् ४.
Therefore, what is given with faith to a worthy recipient, acquired justly—
शक्तिविषये च श्लोका भवंति मध्वास्वादो विषं पश्चाद्दातुर्धर्मोऽन्यथा भवेत्॥ ४.
On the subject of capacity, there are verses: honey tastes sweet at first, poison later; the giver's dharma becomes otherwise.
शक्ते परजने दाता स्वजने दुःखजीविनि ४.
He is generous to outsiders, but his own people live in misery.
भृत्यानामुपरोधेन यत्करोत्यौर्ध्वदैहिकम् ४.
Whatever one does for the dead by troubling his servants—
सामान्यं याचितं न्यासमाधिर्दाराश्च दर्शनम् ४.
A common request, a deposit, meditation, wives, and a meeting—
आपत्स्वपि न देयानि नववस्तूनि पंडितैः ४.
Even in distress, the wise should not give away these nine things.
इति ते गदितौ राजन्द्वौ हेतू श्रूयतामतः ४.
Thus, O King, two reasons have been told to you; now hear the rest.
धर्ममर्थं च कामं च व्रीडाहर्षभयानि च ४.
Dharma, wealth, desire, shame, joy, and fear—
पात्रेभ्यो दीयते नित्यमनपेक्ष्य प्रयोजनम् ४.
To the worthy, gifts are always given, without regard for purpose.
धनिनं धनलोभेन लोभयित्वार्थमाहरेत् ४.
One should entice the wealthy with greed and then take wealth from them.
प्रयोजनमपेक्ष्यैव प्रसंगाद्यत्प्रदीयते ४.
Whatever is given, considering a purpose or by occasion—
संसदि व्रीडयाऽऽश्रुत्य आर्थिभ्यः प्रददाति च ४.
In an assembly, out of shame, he gives to the supplicants without being asked.
दृष्ट्वा प्रियाणि श्रुत्वा वा हर्षवद्यत्प्रदीयते ४.
Seeing or hearing pleasant things, whatever is given with joy—
आक्रोशानर्थहिंसानां प्रतीकाराय यद्भवेत् ४.
Whatever is given to counter insult, harm, or injury—
प्रोक्तानि षडधिष्ठानान्यंगान्यपि च षट्च्छ्रुणु ४.
These six are said to be the bases; now hear also the six accessories.
देशकालौ च दानानामंगान्येतानि षड्विदुः ४.
Place and time are known as the six accessories of gifts.
अनिंद्याजीवकर्मा च षड्भिर्दाता प्रशस्यते ४.
A giver who earns blamelessly is praised for these six qualities.
असत्यसंधो निद्रालुर्दातायं तामसोऽधमः ४.
A giver who is untruthful, untrustworthy, and lazy is considered tamasic and base.
विमुक्तो योनिदोषेभ्यो ब्राह्मः पात्रमुच्यते सत्कृतिश्चानसूया च तदा शुद्धिरिति स्मृता॥ ४.
Freed from defects of birth, a Brahmin is called a worthy recipient; respect and absence of envy—this is said to be purity.
अपराबाधमक्लेशं स्वयत्नेनार्जितं धनम् ४.
Wealth that is earned by one’s own effort, without harming others and without hardship—
तेनापि किल धर्मेण उद्दिश्य किल किंचन ४.
He too, it is said, performed some act, apparently in accordance with righteousness.
न्यायेन दुर्लभं द्रव्यं देशे कालेपि वा पुनः ४.
By proper means, wealth that is difficult to obtain may be acquired again in a place or at a time.