Manusmriti

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धर्मं शनैः सञ्चिनुयाद् वल्मीकमिव पुत्तिकाः । परलोकसहायार्थं सर्वभूतान्यपीडयन् ॥ २३८ ॥

sanskrit

Giving no pain to any creature, let him slowly accumulate spiritual merit, for the sake (of acquiring) a companion to the next world, just as the white ant (gradually raises its) hill.

english translation

dharmaM zanaiH saJcinuyAd valmIkamiva puttikAH | paralokasahAyArthaM sarvabhUtAnyapIDayan || 238 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript