दण्डो हि सुमहत्तेजो दुर्धरश्चाकृतात्मभिः । धर्माद् विचलितं हन्ति नृपमेव सबान्धवम् ॥ २८ ॥
Punishment (possesses) a very bright lustre, and is hard to be administered by men with unimproved minds; it strikes down the king who swerves from his duty, together with his relatives.