Shanti Parva 140.8
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 140 · Verse 8
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Sanskrit Original
एवं दण्डं प्रशंसन्ति पण्डितास्तत्त्वदर्शिनः। तस्माच्चतुष्टये तस्मिन् प्रधानो दण्ड उच्यते॥
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Men endued with learning and knowledge of truth speak high of Punishment. Hence, of the four-fold means, viz., Conciliation, Gift, Dissension and Punishment, Punishment is said to be the foremost.