Arthashastra

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तेषां पण्य पत्तन ग्राम खनि संजातेन रत्न सार फल्गु कुप्येन द्रव्य हस्ति वन व्रज समुत्थेन यान वाहनेन वा यद् बहुश उपकरोति तच् चित्र भोगम् ॥

Whoever among his friends helps him with gems, precious things, raw materials acquired from commercial towns, villages, and mines, or with conveyances and draught-animals acquired from timber and elephant-forests, and herds of cattle, is a friend affording a variety of enjoyment (chitrabhoga).

english translation

teSAM paNya pattana grAma khani saMjAtena ratna sAra phalgu kupyena dravya hasti vana vraja samutthena yAna vAhanena vA yad bahuza upakaroti tac citra bhogam ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript