Kautilya's Arthashastra 3.1.40

3.1.40

tatra satye sthito dharmo vyavahāras tu sākṣiṣu /
caritraṃ saṃgrahe puṃsāṃ rājñām ājñā tu śāsanam //

Dharma is eternal truth holding its sway over the world; Vyavahára, evidence, is in witnesses; Charitra, history, is to be found in the tradition (sangraha), of the people; and the order of kings is what is called sásana.