The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Praśnottararatnamālikā

Verse 52

को धन्यः संन्यासी को मान्यः पण्डितः साधुः ।कः सेव्यो यो दाता को दाता योऽर्थितृप्तिमातनुते ॥ ५१ ॥

In plain words

Who is truly rich? The one who has let go of everything. Who deserves your respect? The one who knows, and is good with it. Whose company is worth keeping? A giver's. And who counts as a giver? The one who does not stop until the person who asked walks away full.

Close to the Sanskrit

Who is blessed? The renunciate. Who is worthy of honour? The learned man who is also good. Who is to be served? He who is a giver. Who is a giver? He who brings about the satisfaction of the one who asks.