That victory is not a good victory“Na taṁ jitaṁ sādhu jitaṁ,which may be undone.yaṁ jitaṁ avajīyati;That victory is a good victoryTaṁ kho jitaṁ sādhu jitaṁ,which may not be undone.yaṁ jitaṁ nāvajīyatī”ti.
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