Mahabharata 12.259.12
न मूलघातः कर्तव्यो नैष धर्मः सनातनःअपि खल्ववधेनैव प्रायश्चित्तं विधीयते
na mūlaghātaḥ kartavyo naiṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥapi khalvavadhenaiva prāyaścittaṃ vidhīyate
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