The Essence of Dharma
Mahabharata · Vana Parva 313 · Verse 128
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Sanskrit Original
धर्म एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः। तस्माद्धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत्॥
dharma eva hato hanti dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ | tasmād dharmo na hantavyo mā no dharmo hato’vadhīt ||
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Dharma, when destroyed, destroys; dharma, when protected, protects. Therefore dharma must not be destroyed, lest destroyed dharma destroy us.