[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Story collections and fables](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories) › [Bhojaprabandha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt) › 106\_302 # Bhojaprabandha 106\_302 English (machine translation) 106\_302 - **Language:** English ### [106\_302](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.106_302) Śakunta: "A foolish man does not give wealth out of fear of poverty, whereas a wise man distributes wealth to ward off future poverty." Marāla: "One recipient embodies the Veda, another recipient embodies asceticism; / the best of recipients is he in whose belly there is no food of an outcaste." (107) - [Previous: 106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.106) - [Next: 106\_303](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.106_303) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.106_302](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.short_stories.bhojaprabandha~en-mt.106_302) · Pramāṇa