Mahabharata 14.39.10
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाःजघन्यगुणसंयुक्ता यान्त्यधस्तामसा जनाः
ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥjaghanyaguṇasaṃyuktā yāntyadhastāmasā janāḥ
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