Shanti Parva 18.29
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 18 · Verse 29
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Sanskrit Original
त्यागान भिक्षुकं विद्यान्न मौढ्यान्न च याचनात्। ऋजुस्तु योऽर्थं त्यजति नसुखं विद्धि भिक्षुकम्॥
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One cannot be called a mendicant for his having only renounced his worldly possessions, or for his having only led a life of dependence on charity. He who forsakes sincerely the possessions and pleasures of the world to be regarded a true mendicant.