Mahabharata 12.226.31
सहस्रजिच्च राजर्षिः प्राणानिष्टान्महायशाःब्राह्मणार्थे परित्यज्य गतो लोकाननुत्तमान्
sahasrajicca rājarṣiḥ prāṇāniṣṭānmahāyaśāḥbrāhmaṇārthe parityajya gato lokānanuttamān
Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.