"सृगालोऽपि वने कर्ण शशैः परिवृतो वसन् । मन्यते सिंहमात्मानं यावत्सिंहन पश्यति ॥"
— Mahabharata

January 1, 1970

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sṛgālōpi vanē Karṇa śaśaiḥ parivṛtō vasan manyatē sinhamātmānaṁ yāvatsinhana paśyati. — A jackal, O Karna, residing in the forest in the midst of hares regardeth himself a lion till he actually sees a lion. — 8.27.45 English Sanskrit