अल्पमात्रं कृतो धर्मो भवेज्झानवतां महान् ।
महानपि कृतो धर्मो ह्यज्ञानान्निष्फलो भवेत् ॥
alpa-mātraṁ kṛto dharmo bhavej jñānavatāṁ mahān |
mahān api kṛto dharmo hy ajñānān niṣphalo bhavet ||
(Mahābhārata: 13.227.28)
“Dharma performed even slightly shall be great for one possessed of knowledge. Dharma performed even greatly shall be fruitless as a result of ignorance.”