Manusmriti

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कल्पयित्वाऽस्य वृत्तिं च रक्षेदेनं समन्ततः । राजा हि धर्मषड्भागं तस्मात् प्राप्नोति रक्षितात् ॥ २३ ॥

sanskrit

And after allotting to him a maintenance, the king must protect him in every way; for he obtains from such (a man) whom he protects, the part of his spiritual merit.

english translation

kalpayitvA'sya vRttiM ca rakSedenaM samantataH | rAjA hi dharmaSaDbhAgaM tasmAt prApnoti rakSitAt || 23 ||

hk transliteration