Shanti Parva 85.17
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shanti Parva Chapter 85 · Verse 17
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Sanskrit Original
सम्यक् प्रणयतो दण्डं भूमिपस्य विशाम्पते। युक्तस्य वा नास्त्यधर्मो धर्म एव हि शाश्वतः॥
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A king, O monarch, who inflicts punishments duly and according to the dictates of the science of punishment, commits no sin by the act. On the other hand, he acquires eternal merit.