Aṣṭādhyāyī, 3, 2, 26.0 phalegrahir ātmambhariś ca //

Harṣacarita, 6, 104.1 kā ceyam ātmaṃbharitā bhujasya te yad ekākī kṣīrodaphenapaṭalapāṇḍuram amṛtam iva yaśaḥ pipāsati //

Hitop, 3, 130.3 tyajyate kiṃ punar nānyair yaś cāpy ātmambharir naraḥ //

KSS, 5, 3, 230.2 bhajantyātmaṃbharitvaṃ hi durlabhe 'pi na sādhavaḥ //