Shanti Parva 72.7
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 72 · Verse 7
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Sanskrit Original
अतः पृथिव्या यन्तारं क्षत्रियं दण्डधारिणम्। द्वितीयं वर्णमकरोत् प्रजानामनुगुप्तये॥
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Then, for ruling the Earth and holding the rod of punishment and protecting all creatures, the second order, viz., the Kshatriya was created.