Ardhakathanak 365

365

nikasī ghauṅghī sāgara mathā. bhaī hīṅga-vāle kī kathā.
lekhā kiyā rūkha-tala baiṭhi. pūñjī gaī gāṇṛi maĩ paiṭhi. //

He churned the ocean, but only a small snail emerged—it turned out like the tale of the asafoetida merchant!
He settled his accounts sitting under a tree; his capital went straight down the drain.