Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha 1-9979 · Verses 2923-2942

arthaprāṇavināśasaṃśayakarīṃ prāpyāpadaṃ dustarāṃ pratyāsannabhayo na vetti vibhavaṃ svaṃ jīvitaṃ kāṅkṣati /
uttīrṇastu tato dhanārthamaparāṃ bhūyo viśatyāpadaṃ prāṇānāṃ ca dhanasya cādhamadhiyāmanyonyahetuḥ paṇaḥ //

arthapriyatayātmānam apriyāya dadāti yā /
kāmātmanyapi niḥsnehāṃ ko'nurakteti manyate //

arthamanarthaṃ bhāvaya nityaṃ nāsti tataḥ sukhaleśaḥ satyam /
putrādapi dhanabhājāṃ bhītiḥ sarvatraiṣā vihitā rītiḥ //

arthayuktasya karaṇam anarthasya ca varjanam /
nyāyataśca karādānaṃ svayaṃ ca pratimokṣaṇam //

arthayuktimavijñāya yaḥ śubhe kurute matim /
mitre vā yadi vā śatrau tasyāpi calitā matiḥ //

arthayedeva mitrāṇi sati vāsati vā dhane /
nānarthayan vijānāti mitrāṇāṃ sāraphalgutām //

artharakṣāparo bhṛtyaḥ kṛtyākṛtyavivekavit /
sāndhivigrahikaḥ kāryo rājñā nayaviśāradaḥ //

arthavantaḥ praśasyante nindyante tadvinākṛtāḥ /
āgemeṣvapi cedevam adbhutaṃ kiṃ śarīriṣu //

arthavānarthamarthibhyo na dadātyatra ko guṇaḥ /
ekaiva gatirarthasya dānamanyā vipattayaḥ //

arthavāneva loke'smin pūjyate mitrabāndhavaiḥ /
arthahīnastu puruṣo jīvannapi mṛtopamaḥ //

arthavān duṣkulīno'pi loke pūjyatamo naraḥ /
śaśinastulyavaṃśo'pi nirdhanaḥ paribhūyate //

arthaścet sarvathā rakṣya iti kaiścidudāhṛtam /
tatkathaṃ na hariścandro'rakṣat kuśikanandane //

dharmastu rakṣitaḥ sarvair api dehavyayena ca /
śibiprabhṛtibhūpālair dadhīcipramukhairdvijaiḥ //

arthasaṃpadvimohāya bahuśokāya caiva hi /
tasmādarthamanarthakyaṃ śreyo'rthī dūratastyajet //

arthasaṃpādanārthaṃ ca pīḍyamānasya śatrubhiḥ /
sādhuṣu vyapadeśārthaṃ dvividhaḥ saṃśrayaḥ smṛtaḥ //

arthasiddhiṃ parāmicchan dharmamevāditaścaret /
nahi dharmādapaityarthaḥ svargalokādivāmṛtam //

arthasya niścayo dṛṣṭo vicāreṇa hitoktitaḥ /
na snānena na dānena prāṇāyāmaśatena vā //

arthasya puruṣo dāsaḥ sa ca jātu na kasyacit /
yadarjanaparā loke sarve'pi bhuvanatraye //

arthasya puruṣo dāso dāsastvartho na kasyacit /
iti satyaṃ mahārāja baddho'smyarthena kauravaiḥ //

arthasya mūlaṃ prakṛtirnayaśca dharmasya kāruṇyamakaitavaṃ ca /
kāmasya vittaṃ ca vapurvayaśca mokṣasya sarvārthanivṛttireva //