The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 13.94.26

13.94.26

vasiṣṭha uvāca |
śatena niṣkaṃ gaṇitaṃ sahasreṇa ca saṃmitam |
yathā bahu pratīcchanhi pāpiṣṭhāṃ labhate gatim || 26 ||

"Vasishtha said, 'If we accept even one gold coin, it will be counted as a hundred or even a thousand (in assigning the demerit that attaches to acceptance). If, therefore, we accept many coins, we shall surely attain to an unhappy end hereafter!'"