Mahabharata 3.201.9
तस्याधर्मप्रवृत्तस्य गुणा नश्यन्ति साधवःएकशीलाश्च मित्रत्वं भजन्ते पापकर्मिणः
tasyādharmapravṛttasya guṇā naśyanti sādhavaḥekaśīlāśca mitratvaṃ bhajante pāpakarmiṇaḥ
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