Mahabharata 3.178.25

सर्प उवाच · sarpa uvāca

बुद्धिरात्मानुगा तात उत्पातेन विधीयतेतदाश्रिता हि संज्ञैषा विधिस्तस्यैषणे भवेत्

buddhirātmānugā tāta utpātena vidhīyatetadāśritā hi saṃjñaiṣā vidhistasyaiṣaṇe bhavet

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