THE KURAL
756. Escheats and derelicts, customs duties, and prize acquired in war, all these contribute to build up the wealth of the prince.
757. Compassion which is the child of Love requireth for tending it the kindly nurse called Wealth.
758. Behold the wealthy man who taketh an enterprise on hand: he is like one who watcheth an elephant-fight from the top of a hill.[1]
759. Amass wealth : for there is no sharper steel to cleave thy foeman's pride.
760. Behold the man that hath laid up for himself wealth in great profusion : both the other objects of life[2] are within his reach.
- ↑ For he can go on with his enterprise without any fear or anxiety.
- ↑ i. e., righteousness and love.
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