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Manava Dharmashastra 7.19

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 7.19

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Sanskrit

7.19

samīkṣya sa dhṛtaḥ samyak sarvā rañjayati prajāḥ
asamīkṣya praṇītas tu vināśayati sarvataḥ //

If (punishment) is properly inflicted after (due) consideration, it makes all people happy; but inflicted without consideration, it destroys everything.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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