Manusmriti
नगरे नगरे चैकं कुर्यात् सर्वार्थचिन्तकम् । उच्चैःस्थानं घोररूपं नक्षत्राणामिव ग्रहम् ॥ १२१ ॥
And in each town let him appoint one superintendent of all affairs, elevated in rank, formidable, (resembling) a planet among the stars.
english translation
nagare nagare caikaM kuryAt sarvArthacintakam । uccaiHsthAnaM ghorarUpaM nakSatrANAmiva graham ॥ 121 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript