Mahabharat
परदीप्य यः परदीप्ताग्निं पराक तवरन नाभिधावति भस्मापि न स विन्देत शिष्टं कव चन भारत ॥ २-५७-११ ॥
'One who sets fire to something as highly flammable as camphor will not see its ashes if he rushes to extinguish it. Similarly, a person who recklessly challenges wisdom will never gain true knowledge.' ॥ 2-57-11 ॥
english translation
paradIpya yaH paradIptAgniM parAka tavarana nAbhidhAvati bhasmApi na sa vindeta ziSTaM kava cana bhArata ॥ 2-57-11 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript