He, who desires to pierce by the palm of his hand the high white mountain of huge dimensions, has his hand with his nails only wasted away; and absolutely no harm is done to the mountain.
गिरिं य इच्छेत् तु तलेन भेत्तुं शिलोच्चयं श्वेतमतिप्रमाणम्। न चापि किंचित् स गिरेस्तु कुर्यात्॥