Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame
सर्वैश्वर्यसमृद्धे ऽस्मिन्नगरे स तु तस्करः / स्तोकास्तोकक्रमेणैव बहुद्रव्यमपाहरत्
sarvaiśvaryasamṛddhe 'sminnagare sa tu taskaraḥ / stokāstokakrameṇaiva bahudravyamapāharat
In that city abounding in every prosperity, the thief stole little by little, and in due course carried off much wealth.