Shanti Parva 157.8
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 157 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
एवं हि राजशार्दूल दुर्बलः सन् बलीयसा। वैरमारभते बालस्तप्यते शाल्मलिर्यथा॥ तस्माद् वैरं न कुर्वीत दुर्बलो बलवत्तरैः। शोचेद्धि वैरं कुर्वाणो यथा वै शाल्मलिस्तथा॥
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Thus, O foremost of kings, a weak and foolish person, by exciting the enmity of a powerful enemy, is at last compelled to repent like the Shalmali in story. Therefore, a weak person should not behave hostility with a strong person.