Mahabharata 2.14.5

शममेव परं मन्ये न तु मोक्षाद्भवेच्छमःआरम्भे पारमेष्ठ्यं तु न प्राप्यमिति मे मतिः

śamameva paraṃ manye na tu mokṣādbhavecchamaḥārambhe pārameṣṭhyaṃ tu na prāpyamiti me matiḥ

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