Mahabharata 12.187.46

यथा वारिचरः पक्षी लिप्यमानो न लिप्यतेएवमेव कृतप्रज्ञो भूतेषु परिवर्तते

yathā vāricaraḥ pakṣī lipyamāno na lipyateevameva kṛtaprajño bhūteṣu parivartate

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