Mahabharata 12.58.16
उत्थानहीनो राजा हि बुद्धिमानपि नित्यशःधर्षणीयो रिपूणां स्याद्भुजंग इव निर्विषः
utthānahīno rājā hi buddhimānapi nityaśaḥdharṣaṇīyo ripūṇāṃ syādbhujaṃga iva nirviṣaḥ
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