Mahabharat

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कीर्तिश च जीवतः साध्वी पुरुषस्येति विद्धि तत परत्याख्येयस तवया तात कुण्डलार्थे पुरंदरः ।। ३-२८५-१२ ।।

sanskrit

'Know that fame benefits only the living. Therefore, O son, when the lord of the celestials asks for your ear-rings, you should refuse him!' ।। 3-285-12 ।।

english translation

kIrtiza ca jIvataH sAdhvI puruSasyeti viddhi tata paratyAkhyeyasa tavayA tAta kuNDalArthe puraMdaraH || 3-285-12 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript