Mahabharata 12.137.42
न हि वैराग्निरुद्भूतः कर्म वाप्यपराधजम्शाम्यत्यदग्ध्वा नृपते विना ह्येकतरक्षयात्
na hi vairāgnirudbhūtaḥ karma vāpyaparādhajamśāmyatyadagdhvā nṛpate vinā hyekatarakṣayāt
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