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Sanatan Dharma

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Book 1 Chapter XVII Paragraph 21

Wikisource / R. Shamasastry (1915) · Book 1 - Concerning Discipline / Chapter XVII · Verse Paragraph 21

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A royal father who is the only prop for many (people) shall be favourably disposed towards his son. Except in dangers, sovereignty falling to the lot of the eldest (son) is always respected. Sovereignty may (sometimes) be the property of a clan; for the corporation of clans is invincible in its nature and being free from the calamities of anarchy, can have a permanent existence on earth.