Mahabharata 12.178.1

भरद्वाज उवाच · bharadvāja uvāca

पार्थिवं धातुमाश्रित्य शारीरोऽग्निः कथं भवेत्अवकाशविशेषेण कथं वर्तयतेऽनिलः

pārthivaṃ dhātumāśritya śārīro'gniḥ kathaṃ bhavetavakāśaviśeṣeṇa kathaṃ vartayate'nilaḥ

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