Mahabharata 12.212.5
तमसा हि प्रतिच्छन्नं विभ्रान्तमिव चातुरम्पुनः प्रशमयन्वाक्यैः कविः पञ्चशिखोऽब्रवीत्
tamasā hi praticchannaṃ vibhrāntamiva cāturampunaḥ praśamayanvākyaiḥ kaviḥ pañcaśikho'bravīt
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