The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.1.31

13.1.31

mṛtpātrasya kriyāyāṃ hi daṇḍacakrādayo yathā |
kāraṇatve prakalpyante tathā tvamapi pannaga || 31 ||

"The fowler said, 'If thou hast done this evil, led thereto by another, the sin is thine also as thou art an instrument in the act. As in the making of an earthen vessel the potter's wheel and rod and other things are all regarded as causes, so art thou, O serpent, (cause in the production of this effect). He that is guilty deserves death at my hands. Thou, O serpent, art guilty. Indeed, thou confessest thyself so in this matter!'