एवमेतत् पुरावृत्तं शस्त्रसंयोगकारणम्। अग्निसंयोगवद्धेतुः शस्त्रसंयोग उच्यते॥
evametat purāvṛttaṃ śastrasaṃyogakāraṇam| agnisaṃyogavaddhetuḥ śastrasaṃyoga ucyate||
English Meaning
This ancient story anent the carrying of arms, asserts that even as fire works change in a piece of wood, the presence of arms works alteration in the mind of him bearing them.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)