Shanti Parva 71.16
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 71 · Verse 16
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Sanskrit Original
ऊपश्छिन्द्यात् तु यो धेन्वाः क्षीरार्थी न लभेत् पयः। एवं राष्ट्रमयोगेन पीडितं न विवर्धते॥
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As a person wanting milk never gets any by cutting off the udders of a cow, similarly a kingdom, assailed by improper taxes, never gives any profit to the king.