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Manusmriti 9.263

Mānava Dharmaśāstra 9.263

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Sanskrit

9.263

na hi daṇḍād ṛte śakyaḥ kartuṃ pāpavinigrahaḥ
stenānāṃ pāpabuddhīnāṃ nibhṛtaṃ caratāṃ kṣitau //

For the wickedness of evil-minded thieves, who secretly prowl over this earth, cannot be restrained except by punishment.

Georg Bühler 1886, The Laws of Manu

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