Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit subhāṣitas 207

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sa eva khalu dārubhyo yadā nirmathya dīpyate /
tadā tacca vanaṃ cānyan nirdahatyāśu tejasā //

When that very fire is kindled, having been churned out of pieces of wood, / then quickly, with its brilliance, it burns up both that [wood] and the rest of the forest.