Shanti Parva 140.62
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 140 · Verse 62
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Sanskrit Original
मृदुरित्यवजानन्ति जीक्ष्ण इत्युद्विजन्ति च। तीक्ष्णकाले भवेत् तीक्ष्णो मृदुकाले मृदुर्भवेत्॥
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If the king becomes mild, the people disrespect him. If he becomes stern, the people afflicted. The rule is that he should be stern when sternness is necessary, and mild when mildness is necessary.