Mahabharat
दवाव एतौ गरसते भूमिः सर्पॊ बिलशयान इव राजानं चाविरॊद्धारं बराह्मणं चाप्रवासिनम ॥ २-५०-२१ ॥
'Just as a snake devours frogs and other creatures in its lair, the earth consumes a king who is inactive and a Brahmin who remains confined to his home.' ॥ 2-50-21 ॥
english translation
davAva etau garasate bhUmiH sarpò bilazayAna iva rAjAnaM cAviròddhAraM barAhmaNaM cApravAsinama ॥ 2-50-21 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript