Mahabharata 12.180.15
शृणोति कथितं जीवः कर्णाभ्यां न शृणोति तत्महर्षे मनसि व्यग्रे तस्माज्जीवो निरर्थकः
śṛṇoti kathitaṃ jīvaḥ karṇābhyāṃ na śṛṇoti tatmaharṣe manasi vyagre tasmājjīvo nirarthakaḥ
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