महाभारत - उद्योग - शान्ति

शान्तिखड्गः करे यस्य दुर्जनः किं करिष्यति ।
अतृणे पतितो वह्निः स्वयमेवोपशाम्यति ॥

-महाभारत, उद्योग

shAnti khadgaH kare yasya durjanaH kim kariShyati ।
atRuNe patito vahniH svayam eva upashAmyate ॥

- mahAbhArata, udyoga

What harm can a rogue inflict on someone who is armed with the sword of patience? When a fire falls over a barren land with no grass, it dies by itself. A wicked man's anger often feeds on the victim's impatience and reciprocation.

- Mahabharata, Udyoga, Patience