Hitopadesha 1.16

1.16

anyat ca-
dātavyam iti yad dānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇi |
deśe kāle ca pātre ca tad dānaṃ sāttvikaṃ viduḥ //

And again: / That gift which is given simply because it ought to be given, to one who does no service in return, / at the right place, time, and to a worthy recipient—that gift they know to be of the nature of goodness.

1.16.p1

tad atra sarasi snātvā suvarṇa-kaṅkaṇam idaṃ gṛhāṇa | tato yāvad asau tad-vacaḥ-pratīto lobhāt saraḥ snātuṃ praviṣṭaḥ, tāvan mahā-paṅke nimagnaḥ palāyitum akṣamaḥ | taṃ paṅke patitaṃ dṛṣṭvā vyāghro 'vadat-ahaha mahā-paṅke patito 'si | atas tvām aham utthāpayāmi | ity uktvā śanaiḥ śanair upagamya tena vyāghreṇa dhṛtaḥ sa pāntho 'cintayat-

Therefore, bathe here in the lake and accept this gold bracelet." Thereupon, as soon as he, trusting the tiger's words, entered the lake out of greed to bathe, he sank into deep mud and was unable to flee. Seeing him fallen into the mud, the tiger said, "Ah! You have fallen into deep mud; therefore I will lift you out." Having said this, he approached slowly, and when the tiger seized him, the traveller reflected:

'Wade over the pool, therefore, and take the bangle.'

Thereupon the covetous Traveller determined to trust him, and waded into the pool, where he soon found himself plunged in mud, and unable to move.

'Ho! ho!' says the Tiger, 'art thou stuck in a slough? stay, I will fetch thee out!'

So saying he approached the wretched man and seized him—who meanwhile bitterly reflected—