Adi Parva 11.16
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Adi Parva Chapter 11 · Verse 16
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Sanskrit Original
दण्डधारणमुग्रत्वं प्रजानां परिपालनम्। तदिदं क्षत्रियस्यासीत्कर्म वै शृणु मे रुरो॥
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To be stern, to hold a rod (for punishable), to rule the subjects, are the natural duties of the Kshatriya. Listen to ine, O Ruru.