Shanti Parva 75.7
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 75 · Verse 7
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Sanskrit Original
यदधीते यद् ददाति यज्जुहोति यदर्चति। राजा चतुर्थभाक् तस्य प्रजा धर्मेण पालयन्॥ यद् राष्ट्रेऽकुशलं किञ्चिद् राज्ञोऽरक्षयतः प्रजाः। चतुर्थं तस्य पापस्य राजा भारत विन्दति॥
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By only protecting his subjects the king acquires a fourth part of merit that his subjects acquire by study, by gift, by pouring libations, and by adoring the gods. The king acquires a fourth part of also the sin that his subjects commit on account, any distress in the kingdom arising from the king's neglect in satisfying the duty of protection.