Mahabharat
अल्पॊ ऽपि हय अरिर अत्यन्तं वर्धमानपराक्रमः वल्मीकॊ मूलज इव गरसते वृक्षम अन्तिकात ॥ २-५०-२४ ॥
'Even a seemingly insignificant foe, if allowed to increase in strength, can destroy you like white ants that consume a tree from its roots.' ॥ 2-50-24 ॥
english translation
alpò 'pi haya arira atyantaM vardhamAnaparAkramaH valmIkò mUlaja iva garasate vRkSama antikAta ॥ 2-50-24 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript