Mahabharata 12.15.24

विनीतक्रोधहर्षा हि मन्दा वनमुपाश्रिताःविना वधं न कुर्वन्ति तापसाः प्राणयापनम्

vinītakrodhaharṣā hi mandā vanamupāśritāḥvinā vadhaṃ na kurvanti tāpasāḥ prāṇayāpanam

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