Mahabharata 5.36.57

तन्तवोऽप्यायता नित्यं तन्तवो बहुलाः समाःबहून्बहुत्वादायासान्सहन्तीत्युपमा सताम्

tantavo'pyāyatā nityaṃ tantavo bahulāḥ samāḥbahūnbahutvādāyāsānsahantītyupamā satām

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