Arthashastra

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एक रूपं च अत्र हिरण्यं पूर्व निखातं प्रेत अङ्गं प्रेत शिशुर् वा यत्र निहितः स्यात्, ततो हिरण्यम् अस्य दर्शयेद् "अत्यल्पम्" इति च ब्रूयात् ॥

After the performance of worship is over, the hidden treasure may be dug out and the seditious person, may be told that as the offerings fell short, the treasure is proportionately small; that the richest of offerings should be made to acquire vast amount of treasure,

english translation

eka rUpaM ca atra hiraNyaM pUrva nikhAtaM preta aGgaM preta zizur vA yatra nihitaH syAt, tato hiraNyam asya darzayed "atyalpam" iti ca brUyAt ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript