Mahabharat

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यथैधः सवसमुत्थेन वह्निना नाशम ऋच्छति तथाकृतात्मा लॊभेन सहजेन विनश्यति ।। ३-२-३७ ।।

sanskrit

'Just as a bundle of wood is consumed by a fire that feeds on itself, so too does a person with an impure soul face destruction from the covetousness born of their own heart.' ।। 3-2-37 ।।

english translation

yathaidhaH savasamutthena vahninA nAzama Rcchati tathAkRtAtmA lòbhena sahajena vinazyati || 3-2-37 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript