Manusmriti

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सर्वो दण्डजितो लोको दुर्लभो हि शुचिर्नरः । दण्डस्य हि भयात् सर्वं जगद् भोगाय कल्पते ॥ २२ ॥

sanskrit

The whole world is kept in order by punishment, for a guiltless man is hard to find; through fear of punishment the whole world yields the enjoyments (which it owes).

english translation

sarvo daNDajito loko durlabho hi zucirnaraH | daNDasya hi bhayAt sarvaM jagad bhogAya kalpate || 22 ||

hk transliteration