Mahabharata 12.98.4
उपरुन्धन्ति राजानो भूतानि विजयार्थिनःत एव विजयं प्राप्य वर्धयन्ति पुनः प्रजाः
uparundhanti rājāno bhūtāni vijayārthinaḥta eva vijayaṃ prāpya vardhayanti punaḥ prajāḥ
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