Manusmriti
दण्डः शास्ति प्रजाः सर्वा दण्ड एवाभिरक्षति । दण्डः सुप्तेषु जागर्ति दण्डं धर्मं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ १८ ॥
Punishment alone governs all created beings, punishment alone protects them, punishment watches over them while they sleep; the wise declare punishment (to be identical with) the law.
english translation
daNDaH zAsti prajAH sarvA daNDa evAbhirakSati । daNDaH supteSu jAgarti daNDaM dharmaM vidurbudhAH ॥ 18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptदण्डः शास्ति प्रजाः सर्वा दण्ड एवाभिरक्षति । दण्डः सुप्तेषु जागर्ति दण्डं धर्मं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ १८ ॥
Punishment alone governs all created beings, punishment alone protects them, punishment watches over them while they sleep; the wise declare punishment (to be identical with) the law.
english translation
daNDaH zAsti prajAH sarvA daNDa evAbhirakSati । daNDaH supteSu jAgarti daNDaM dharmaM vidurbudhAH ॥ 18 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript