[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [Gnomic verse and anthologies](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita) › [Anthologies of verse](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita) › [Major attributed anthologies of named poets](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa) › [Sūktimuktāvalī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt) › 78 # Suktimuktavali 78 English (machine translation) 78 - **Language:** English ### [78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.78) Poverty does not look upon him, misfortune does not visit or take hold of him, / infamy does not cling to him, defeat does not seek him out, and illness does not attack him. / Wretchedness pays him no regard, fear does not torment him, and calamities do not afflict him at all— / the man who bestows charity on a worthy recipient, destroying adversity and serving as the foundation of prosperity. .. 78 .. - [Previous: 77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.77) - [Next: 79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.79) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.subhasita.subhasita.kosa.suktimuktavali~en-mt.78) · Pramāṇa