Mahabharat

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[य] मत्स्यः सुप्तॊ न निमिषत्य अण्डं जातं न चॊपति अश्मनॊ हृदयं नास्ति नदीवेगेन वर्धते ।। ३-२९७-४३ ।।

sanskrit

'Yudhishthira answered: "A fish does not close its eyes even in sleep. An egg, once formed, does not move. A stone is without a heart. And a river swells by the force of its own current."' ।। 3-297-43 ।।

english translation

[ya] matsyaH suptò na nimiSatya aNDaM jAtaM na còpati azmanò hRdayaM nAsti nadIvegena vardhate || 3-297-43 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript