Mahabharata 13.140.24

सरो भिन्नं तया नद्या सरयूः सा ततोऽभवत्हताश्च खलिनो यत्र स देशः खलिनोऽभवत्

saro bhinnaṃ tayā nadyā sarayūḥ sā tato'bhavathatāśca khalino yatra sa deśaḥ khalino'bhavat

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