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Manusmriti 9.245

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.245

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Sanskrit

9.245

īśo daṇḍasya varuṇo rājñāṃ daṇḍadharo hi saḥ
īśaḥ sarvasya jagato brāhmaṇo vedapāragaḥ //

Varuna is the lord of punishment, for he holds the sceptre even over kings; a Brahmana who has learnt the whole Veda is the lord of the whole world.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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