Mahabharata 9.39.11
तथा च कौशिकस्तात तपोनित्यो जितेन्द्रियःतपसा वै सुतप्तेन ब्राह्मणत्वमवाप्तवान्
tathā ca kauśikastāta taponityo jitendriyaḥtapasā vai sutaptena brāhmaṇatvamavāptavān
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