Shanti Parva 87.21
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 87 · Verse 21
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Sanskrit Original
न कर्म कुरुते वत्सो भृशं दुग्धो युधिष्ठिर॥ राष्ट्रमप्यतिदुग्धं हि न कर्म कुरुते महत्।
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If, on the other hand, O Yudhishthira, the cow is milked too much, the calf becomes lean and incapable of making itself very useful to its owner. Similarly, if the kingdom be drained inordinately, the subjects become helpless and incapable of achieving any great act.