Mahabharata 12.258.28
तदा स वृद्धो भवति यदा भवति दुःखितःतदा शून्यं जगत्तस्य यदा मात्रा वियुज्यते
tadā sa vṛddho bhavati yadā bhavati duḥkhitaḥtadā śūnyaṃ jagattasya yadā mātrā viyujyate
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