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Matsya Purana 220.10

Matsyapurāṇa 220.10

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220.10

vākyāruṣyaṃ na kartavyaṃ daṇḍapāruṣyameva ca.
parokṣanindā ca tathā varjanīyā mahīkṣitā.. 220.10 ..

A sovereign should not inflict severe punishment, nor should he use harsh words and speak ill of anyone at his back—10

A Taluqdar of Oudh 1916, The Matsya Puranam

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