एकं सुते मृगारिणी बहून् सूते वृकी सुतान्।
उत्तारः प्रलयं यान्ति नाद्यमानाः कथंचन॥
The deer gives one precious child; the wolf many. But in deluge, only the first is saved—never the excess. Value and rarity matter more than number.