வேலொடு நின்றான் இடுவென் றதுபோலும்
கோலொடு நின்றான் இரவு.
As 'Give' the robber cries with lance uplift,So kings with sceptred hand implore a gift
The request (for money) of him who holds the sceptre is like the word of a highway robber who stands with a weapon in hand and says "give up your wealth"