[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c5.679 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.679 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.679 - **Language:** English ### [c5.679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.679) Dharmaputra:—“For one who leaves his country the friend he gets on his way is the best friend. To a householder his wife is his friend, to a patient his doctor and to one dead, charity. - [Previous: c5.678](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.678) - [Next: c5.680](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.680) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.679](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c5.679) · Pramāṇa