Mahabharata 12.121.13

दण्डात्त्रिवर्गः सततं सुप्रणीतात्प्रवर्ततेदैवं हि परमो दण्डो रूपतोऽग्निरिवोच्छिखः

daṇḍāttrivargaḥ satataṃ supraṇītātpravartatedaivaṃ hi paramo daṇḍo rūpato'gnirivocchikhaḥ

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.