Mahabharata 12.285.16
एते स्वां प्रकृतिं प्राप्ता वैदेह तपसोऽऽश्रयात्प्रतिष्ठिता वेदविदो दमे तपसि चैव हि
ete svāṃ prakṛtiṃ prāptā vaideha tapaso''śrayātpratiṣṭhitā vedavido dame tapasi caiva hi
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