Mahabharata 6.25.35

श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः

śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitātsvadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paradharmo bhayāvahaḥ

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