अतिदानाद्बलिर्बद्धो नष्टो मानात्सुयोधनः ।
विनष्टो रावणो लौल्यादति सर्वत्र वर्जयेत् ॥
atidānād balir baddho naṣṭo mānāt suyodhanaḥ |
vinaṣṭo rāvaṇo laulyād ati sarvatra varjayet ||
(Cāṇakya-nīti)
“Bali was bound by excessive giving. Duryodhana was ruined by [excessive] pride. Rāvaṇa was ruined by [excessive] greediness. [Therefore,] Excess should be given up in all respects.”