Mahabharat

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अब्भक्षैर वायुभक्षैश च पत्राहारैस तथैव च जितेन्द्रियैर महाभागैः सवर्गमार्गदिदृक्षुभिः ।। ३-६१-५९ ।।

sanskrit

'With diets of fallen leaves, with air as their sustenance, and living on the bare minimum, these exalted beings, their senses conquered, sought the path to heaven.' ।। 3-61-59 ।।

english translation

abbhakSaira vAyubhakSaiza ca patrAhAraisa tathaiva ca jitendriyaira mahAbhAgaiH savargamArgadidRkSubhiH || 3-61-59 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript