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Manusmriti 8.302

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 8.302

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Sanskrit

8.302

paramaṃ yatnam ātiṣṭhet stenānāṃ nigrahe nṛpaḥ
stenānāṃ nigrahād asya yaśo rāṣṭraṃ ca vardhate //

Let the king exert himself to the utmost to punish thieves; for, if he punishes thieves, his fame grows and his kingdom prospers.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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