Mahabharata 1.68.42
सखायः प्रविविक्तेषु भवन्त्येताः प्रियंवदाःपितरो धर्मकार्येषु भवन्त्यार्तस्य मातरः
sakhāyaḥ pravivikteṣu bhavantyetāḥ priyaṃvadāḥpitaro dharmakāryeṣu bhavantyārtasya mātaraḥ
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