Mahabharata 2.50.23

शत्रुपक्षं समृध्यन्तं यो मोहात्समुपेक्षतेव्याधिराप्यायित इव तस्य मूलं छिनत्ति सः

śatrupakṣaṃ samṛdhyantaṃ yo mohātsamupekṣatevyādhirāpyāyita iva tasya mūlaṃ chinatti saḥ

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