Mahabharata 12.88.34

उपेक्षिता हि नश्येयुर्गोमिनोऽरण्यवासिनःतस्मात्तेषु विशेषेण मृदुपूर्वं समाचरेत्

upekṣitā hi naśyeyurgomino'raṇyavāsinaḥtasmātteṣu viśeṣeṇa mṛdupūrvaṃ samācaret

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.