Anushasana Parva 163.9
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Anushasana Parva Chapter 163 · Verse 9
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Sanskrit Original
न तु कश्चिन्नयेत् प्राज्ञो गृहीत्वैव करे नरम्। उच्यमानस्तु धर्मेण धर्मलोकभयच्छले॥
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A wise man cannot catch holds of a sinful person and forcibly make him pious. When seriously urged to act piously the sinful only act with hypocrisy, moved by fear.