Shanti Parva 71.15
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 71 · Verse 15
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Sanskrit Original
अर्थमूलोऽपि हिंसां च कुरुते स्वयमात्मनः। करैरशास्त्रदृष्टैर्हि मोहात् सम्पीडयन् प्रजाः॥
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That avaricious king, who foolishly oppresses his subjects by levying taxes not sanctioned by scriptures, is said to wrong his own self.