Mahabharata 13.25.3

चतुर्थस्त्वं वसिष्ठस्य तत्त्वमाख्याहि मे मुनेअहिंसयित्वा केनेह ब्रह्महत्या विधीयते

caturthastvaṃ vasiṣṭhasya tattvamākhyāhi me muneahiṃsayitvā keneha brahmahatyā vidhīyate

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