The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 2.6.2

2.6.2

bhagavannyāyyamāhaitaṃ yathāvaddharmaniścayam |
yathāśakti yathānyāyaṃ kriyate'yaṃ vidhirmayā || 2 ||

"Yudhishthira said--'O holy one, the truths of religion and morality thou hast indicated one after another, are just and proper. As regards myself, I duly observe those ordinances to the best of my power. Indeed, the acts that were properly performed by monarchs of yore are, without doubt, to be regarded as bearing proper fruit, and undertaken from solid reasons for the attainment of proper objects. O master, we desire to walk in the virtuous path of those rulers that had, besides, their souls under complete control."