Mahabharata 14.35.3

कश्चिद्ब्राह्मणमासीनमाचार्यं संशितव्रतम्शिष्यः पप्रच्छ मेधावी किं स्विच्छ्रेयः परंतप

kaścidbrāhmaṇamāsīnamācāryaṃ saṃśitavratamśiṣyaḥ papraccha medhāvī kiṃ svicchreyaḥ paraṃtapa

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