The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Praśnottararatnamālikā

Verse 23

किं दानमनाकाङ्क्षं किं मित्रं यो निवारयति पापात् ।कोऽलङ्कारः शीलं किं वाचां मण्डनं सत्यम् ॥ २२ ॥

In plain words

What is true giving? Giving without expecting anything in return. What is a true friend? One who turns you away from wrong. What is a real ornament? Noble character. And what adorns speech above all? Truth.

Close to the Sanskrit

What is giving? Without expectation. What is a friend? Who turns away from sin. What is an ornament? Good conduct. What is the decoration of words? Truth.