Arthashastra

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एते शास्त्रेष्व् अनुगताः क्लेश दण्डा महात्मनाम् । अक्लिष्टानां तु पापानां धर्म्यः शुद्ध वधः स्मृतः ॥

Such painful punishments (klesadanda) as the above have been laid down in the Śástras of great sages; but it has been declared as just to put to simple death those offenders who have not been cruel.

english translation

ete zAstreSv anugatAH kleza daNDA mahAtmanAm । akliSTAnAM tu pApAnAM dharmyaH zuddha vadhaH smRtaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript