Manusmriti

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शरीरकर्षणात् प्राणाः क्षीयन्ते प्राणिनां यथा । तथा राज्ञामपि प्राणाः क्षीयन्ते राष्ट्रकर्षणात् ॥ ११२ ॥

sanskrit

As the lives of living creatures are destroyed by tormenting their bodies, even so the lives of kings are destroyed by their oppressing their kingdoms.

english translation

zarIrakarSaNAt prANAH kSIyante prANinAM yathA | tathA rAjJAmapi prANAH kSIyante rASTrakarSaNAt || 112 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript