Mahabharata 12.158.2
कण्टकान्कूपमग्निं च वर्जयन्ति यथा नराःतथा नृशंसकर्माणं वर्जयन्ति नरा नरम्
kaṇṭakānkūpamagniṃ ca varjayanti yathā narāḥtathā nṛśaṃsakarmāṇaṃ varjayanti narā naram
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.
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