Mahabharata 12.138.30

दण्डेनोपनतं शत्रुं यो राजा न नियच्छतिस मृत्युमुपगूह्यास्ते गर्भमश्वतरी यथा

daṇḍenopanataṃ śatruṃ yo rājā na niyacchatisa mṛtyumupagūhyāste garbhamaśvatarī yathā

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