Manusmriti

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तीक्ष्णश्चैव मृदुश्च स्यात् कार्यं वीक्ष्य महीपतिः । तीक्ष्णश्चैव मृदुश्चैव राज भवति सम्मतः ॥ १४० ॥

sanskrit

Let the king, having carefully considered (each) affair, be both sharp and gentle; for a king who is both sharp and gentle is highly respected.

english translation

tIkSNazcaiva mRduzca syAt kAryaM vIkSya mahIpatiH | tIkSNazcaiva mRduzcaiva rAja bhavati sammataH || 140 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript