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उपकारप्रधानः स्याद् अपकारपरेऽप्यरौ।
संपद्विपत्स्वेकमना हेतावीर्ष्येत् फले न तु॥

One may help even the ungrateful or rival without attachment to outcomes. The wise focus on the cause, not on who benefits or whether it yields fruit.

उपकारशतेनापि दानैश्चापि सुविस्तरैः।
लालनात् प्रीतिपूर्वाच्च न ग्राह्यो भगिनीसुतः॥

Even endless help and generosity cannot make one’s sister’s son an heir. Blood relations and affection hold firm boundaries despite help or closeness.

उपकारश्चापकारो यस्य व्रजति विस्मृतिम्।
पाषाणहृदयस्यास्य जीवतीत्यभिधा मुधा॥

One who forgets both favor and offense easily has a stone-heart. Such a man is barely alive though breathing. Forgetfulness of emotion is emotional de...

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