Simhasanadvatrimshika 19.5

19.5

putrād api priyatamaṃ niyamena dānaṃ
manye paśor api vivekavivarjitasya,
datte khale 'pi nikhilaṃ khalu yena dugdhaṃ
nityaṃ dadāti mahiṣi sasutā 'pi paśya. || 5 ||

I consider giving to be invariably dearer than even a son, / even to an animal devoid of discernment; / for when oilcake is given, see: a buffalo cow, even with her calf [present], / constantly yields all her milk! || 5