Shanti Parva 121.22
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 121 · Verse 22
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Sanskrit Original
दण्डेन रक्ष्यमाणा हि राजनहरहः प्रजाः। राजानं वर्धयन्तीह तस्माद् दण्डः परायणम्॥
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O king, always protected by punishment, the subjects, increase the might of their ruler. It is for this that punishment is regarded as the highest refuge of all.