Manusmriti

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दण्डः शास्ति प्रजाः सर्वा दण्ड एवाभिरक्षति । दण्डः सुप्तेषु जागर्ति दण्डं धर्मं विदुर्बुधाः ॥ १८ ॥

sanskrit

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