Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 153
Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha 153
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akṣauhiṇī ripuṃ hanyāt svayaṃ vā tena hanyate /
brāhmaṇo mantraviddhanyāt sarvāneva ripūn kṣaṇāt //
An akṣauhiṇī army may slay an enemy, or be slain itself by him;
but a Brahmin who knows mantras can slay all enemies in an instant.
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