Steya-doṣa-nirūpaṇa (On the Nature and Gravity of Theft) — within the Hayagrīva–Agastya Saṃvāda frame
तदरण्ये ऽवटं कृत्वा स्थापयामास लोभतः / तद्गोपनं निशार्धायां तस्मिन्दूरं गते सति
tadaraṇye 'vaṭaṃ kṛtvā sthāpayāmāsa lobhataḥ / tadgopanaṃ niśārdhāyāṃ tasmindūraṃ gate sati
Driven by greed, he dug a pit in the forest and placed (his hoard) there; and at midnight, when he had gone far away, that hiding place remained concealed.