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व्यसने मित्रपरीक्षा शूरपरीक्षा रणाङ्गणे भवति |

विनये भॄत्यपरीक्षा दानपरीक्षाच दुर्भिक्षे ||

Friendship of a friend is tested in our bad times, the warrior’s heroism is tested in a war, a servant’s test lies in his good attitude towards the owner and a donor’s test is at the time of drought. The point explained here is that the person who donates wealth/food even at the time of a drought, i.e. at the times when the food is a scarcity, is a real donor. If we do not live up to our expectations at the tough times then there is no use of what we stand for.