Shanti Parva 178.9
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 178 · Verse 9
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Sanskrit Original
गृहारम्भो हि दुःखाय न सुखाय कदाचन। सर्पः परकृतं वेश्म प्रविश्य सुखमेधते॥
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To build a house for one's ownself conduces not to his happiness but becomes the source of his annoyance. The snake residing in another creature's place of abode, lives in happiness.