Shanti Parva 267.26
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 267 · Verse 26
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Sanskrit Original
आत्मैवादौ नियन्तव्यो दुष्कृतं संनियच्छता। दण्डयेच्च महादण्डैरपि बन्धूननन्तरान्॥
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The king should first control his own self if he mean to control other offenders. He should punish sufficiently even his friends and near relatives.