सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार - देहि देहि

अक्षरद्वयमभ्यस्तं नास्ति नास्तीति यत्पुरा ।
तदिदं देहि देहीति विपरीतमुपस्थितम् ॥

- सुभाषित रत्नभाण्डागार

akShara dvayam abhyastam nAsti nAsti iti yat purA ।
tadidam dehi dehi iti viparItam upsthitam ॥

- subhAShitaratnabhANDAgAra

Long ago, you were used to telling "No! No!" (when people asked for help/alms). The same habit has intensified and is making you tell "More! More!". Greed grows and times change.

- Subhashitaratnabhandagara