Mahabharat
शत्रुपक्षं समृध्यन्तं यॊ मॊहात समुपेक्षते वयाधिर आप्यायित इव तस्य मूलं छिनत्ति सः ॥ २-५०-२३ ॥
'One who foolishly neglects a growing enemy suffers as if a disease, left untreated, were to sever his vital parts.' ॥ 2-50-23 ॥
english translation
zatrupakSaM samRdhyantaM yò mòhAta samupekSate vayAdhira ApyAyita iva tasya mUlaM chinatti saH ॥ 2-50-23 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript