Arthashastra

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"मात्स्य न्याय अभिभूताः प्रजा मनुं वैवस्वतं राजानं चक्रिरे ॥

"People suffering from anarchy as illustrated by the proverbial tendency of a large fish swallowing a small one (mátsyanyáyábhibhútah prajáh), first elected Manu, the Vaivasvata, to be their king.

english translation

"mAtsya nyAya abhibhUtAH prajA manuM vaivasvataM rAjAnaM cakrire ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript