Bhaṭṭikāvya 3.14

3.14

vidyut-praṇāśaṃ sa varaṃ pranaṣṭo, yadvordhva-śoṣaṃ tṛṇa-vad viśuṣkaḥ,
arthe durāpe kimuta pravāse na śāsane 'vāsthita yo gurūṇām.

Better that he perish like the flashing of lightning, or wither upward like a dry blade of grass, / who does not abide by the command of his elders in a difficult matter, let alone in exile!"