Mahabharata 13.62.2

13.62.2

kena tuṣyanti te sadyastuṣṭāḥ kiṃ pradiśantyuta |
śaṃsa me tanmahābāho phalaṃ puṇyakṛtaṃ mahat || 2 ||

"Yudhishthira said, 'When a king becomes desirous of making gifts in this world, what, indeed, are those gifts which he should make, O best of the Bharatas, unto such Brahmanas as are possessed of superior accomplishments? What gift is that by which the Brahmanas become immediately gratified? What fruits do they bestow in return? O thou of mighty arms, tell me what is the high reward attainable through the merit arising from gifts. What gifts, O king, are productive of rewards both here and hereafter? I desire to hear all this from thee. Do thou discourse to me on all this in detail.'