Mahabharata 12.160.29
सर्वे स्म तुल्यजातीया यथा देवास्तथा वयम्इत्येवं हेतुमास्थाय स्पर्धमानाः सुरर्षिभिः
sarve sma tulyajātīyā yathā devāstathā vayamityevaṃ hetumāsthāya spardhamānāḥ surarṣibhiḥ
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