Manusmriti

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धर्म एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः । तस्माद् धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत् ॥ १५ ॥

sanskrit

’Justice, being violated, destroys; justice, being preserved, preserves: therefore justice must not be violated, lest violated justice destroy us.’

english translation

dharma eva hato hanti dharmo rakSati rakSitaH । tasmAd dharmo na hantavyo mA no dharmo hato'vadhIt ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/manusmriti/8/15

धर्म एव हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः । तस्माद् धर्मो न हन्तव्यो मा नो धर्मो हतोऽवधीत् ॥ १५ ॥

sanskrit

’Justice, being violated, destroys; justice, being preserved, preserves: therefore justice must not be violated, lest violated justice destroy us.’

english translation

dharma eva hato hanti dharmo rakSati rakSitaH । tasmAd dharmo na hantavyo mA no dharmo hato'vadhIt ॥ 15 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript