Mahabharata 4.26.10 — Virata Parva, Adhyaya 26, Shloka 10
Droṇācārya’s Assessment of the Pāṇḍavas: Nīti, Kāla, and Intelligence (विराटपर्व, अध्याय २६)
परिचारेषु तीर्थेषु विविधेष्वाकरेषु च । विज्ञातव्या मनुष्यैस्तैस्तर्कया सुविनीतया
paricāreṣu tīrtheṣu vividheṣv ākareṣu ca | vijñātavyā manuṣyais tais tarkayā suvinītayā ||
परिचारेषु तीर्थेषु विविधेष्वाकरेषु च। विज्ञातव्या मनुष्यैस्तैस्तर्कया सुविनीतया॥
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