Mahabharata 7.171.29
पराजयो वा मृत्युर्वा श्रेयो मृत्युर्न निर्जयःनिर्जिताश्चारयो ह्येते शस्त्रोत्सर्गान्मृतोपमाः
parājayo vā mṛtyurvā śreyo mṛtyurna nirjayaḥnirjitāścārayo hyete śastrotsargānmṛtopamāḥ
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