Arthashastra

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चतुर् वर्ण आश्रमो लोको राज्ञा दण्डेन पालितः । स्वधर्म कर्म अभिरतो वर्तते स्वेषु वर्त्मसु ॥

This people (loka) consisting of four castes and four orders of religious life, when governed by the king with his sceptre, will keep to their respective paths, ever devotedly adhering to their respective duties and occupations.

english translation

catur varNa Azramo loko rAjJA daNDena pAlitaH । svadharma karma abhirato vartate sveSu vartmasu ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript