Mahabharata 12.211.39
जरया हि परीतस्य मृत्युना वा विनाशिनादुर्बलं दुर्बलं पूर्वं गृहस्येव विनश्यति
jarayā hi parītasya mṛtyunā vā vināśinādurbalaṃ durbalaṃ pūrvaṃ gṛhasyeva vinaśyati
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